Table of contents : Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Introduction: The Structure and Composition of Biomembranes....Pages 1-35 The Structures and Properties of Membrane Lipids....Pages 36-84 Characterization and Structural Principles of Membrane Proteins....Pages 85-137 Lateral and Transverse Asymmetry in Membranes....Pages 138-165 Membrane Dynamics and Protein-Lipid Interactions....Pages 166-198 Membrane Enzymology....Pages 199-234 Interactions of Small Molecules with Membranes: Partitioning, Permeability, and Electrical Effects....Pages 235-269 Pores, Channels and Transporters....Pages 270-322 The Cell Surface: Receptors, Membrane Recycling and Signal Transduction....Pages 323-369 Membrane Biogenesis....Pages 370-417 Back Matter....Pages 418-533