Plant Membranes: A Biophysical Approach to Structure, Development and Senescence Book

1. Introduction. Part One: The Building Blocks of the Membrane. 2. Membrane Fatty Acyl Tailgroups. 3. Glycerolipid and Sphingolipid Headgroups. 4. Sterols. 5. Membrane Proteins. 6. Membrane Water. Part Two: Biophysical Aspects of Membrane Structure and Function. 7. Plant Membrane Biophysics in Development and Senescence. Part Three: The Membrane in Action. 8. The Role of Calcium in the Membrane. 9. Membrane-Associated Phospholytic and Lipolytic Enzymes. 10. Responses of Plant Membranes in Chilling and Freezing. 11. The Tonoplast and Plasma Membrane of Guard Cells. 12. Signal Transduction, Ca2+-triggered Membrane Glycerolipid Turnover and Growth/Senescence Equilibria. Epilogue. List of Abbreviations. Subject Index.