Symposia Biologica Hungarica 26. - Membrane Dynamics and Transport of Normal and Tumor Cells (1984)
MEMBRANE DYNAMICS AND TRANSPORT OF NORMAL AND TUMOR CELLS International Symposium 6-10 July, 1983 Debrecen, Hungary Edited by L. TRÓN, S. DAMJANOVICH, A. FONYÓ and J. SOMOGYI (Symposia Biologica Hungariea 26) The cytoplasmic membrane is regarded as a mechanical barrier isolating the structural elements of the cell from the environment. At the same time, it is a well structured matrix allowing the exchange of ions, metabolites (and information) between the interior of the cells and the extracellular space. Transport phenomena and membrane dynamics constitute the special field of the International Symposium, held in Debrecen, Hungary, in July 1983. Both subjects are targets of intensive scientific research. The latest results and the expected new achievements of these investigations will give a substantial addition to the understanding of the molecular mechanisms of phenomena occurring inside the cells and at the cellular surface. The common symposium of experts, involved in the research of membrane transport and membrane dynamics, facilitated discussions to reveal the interdependence between transport and dynamic features of the structural elements of cells. The majority of the lectures form the basis of this publication; each presentation is followed by a discussion. This volume will be of interest to biochemists, cell biologists, immunologists, biophysicists and all those working in the field of membrane transport and dynamics. AKADÉMIAI KIADÓ BUDAPEST ISBN 963 05 3889 X