Phase Transitions in Cell Biology

1. On the Reversible Abrupt Structural Changes in Nerve Fibers Underlying Their Excitation and Conduction Processes
Ichiji Tasaki

2. Nonequilibrium Phase Transition in Scattered Cell Communities Coupled by Auto/Paracrine-Like Signalling
H. Berry

3. Interfacial Water Compartments on Tendon/Collagen and in Cells
I.L. Cameron, G.D. Fullerton

4. The Role of Ion-Exchange on Trypsin Premature Activation in Zymogen Granules
Y.X. Ding, E. Chen, K. Yang, W.-C. Chin

5. Whole-Cell Phase Transition in Neurons and its Possible Role in Apoptotic Cell Death
F. Gallyas, J. Pál

6. Puzzles of Cell and Animal Physiology in View of the Chain-Ordering Transition in Lipid Membrane
D.P. Kharakoz

7. Ephemeral Gels: The Biological Example Applied to a New Type of Polymers
J. Picard, S. Giraudier, V. Larreta-Garde

8. The Cytoskeleton of the Living Cell as an Out-of-Equilibrium System
Guillaume Lenormand, Adriano M. Alencar, Xavier Trepat, En-hua Zhou, Ben Fabry, James P. Butler, Jeffrey J. Fredberg

9. Unexpected Linkage Between Unstirred Layers, Exclusion Zones, and Water
Gerald H. Pollack, James Clegg

10. “Autothixotropy” of Water – An Unknown Physical Phenomenon, and its Possible Importance for the Cytoskeleton
Bohumil Vybíral, Pavel Vorávcek

11. Propagation of Volume Phase Transitions as a Possible Mechanism for Movement in Biological Systems
L. Yeghiazarian, R. Lux

12. Cell Plasma Membranes and Phase Transitions
Mark M. Banaszak Holl

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