Caltech Bi 211 Fall 1999

Revised 9/28/99
Course announcement
Tentative Schedule
Requirements
Session 1 
Tuesday 
9/28 
7:30 PM
234 Kerckhoff
Principles of Membrane Excitability
Henry Lester

Readings in Hille

Chapter 1
 

Additional Required Readings

1. Simple electrical circuits:
The Axon Guide, Chapter 1
If you have the l;arge version of Kandel and Schwartz, see Appendix A.

2.  Ionic composition of cells and extracellular fluids:
please inspect the Web Page, The Body's Water
Ionic Concentrations Around a Typical Neuron

And, for eviolutionary interest:
 Composition of Sea Water

3.  An introduction to protein side chains
 Amino Acid structures:English   German

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