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Written by a core of experts, this compilation of articles brings together the latest information on the membrane function and structure of excitable proteins. Topics include kinetic analysis of channel gating and pump cycling, agonist actions of drugs and toxins, electron microscope and x-ray image reconstruction, protein purification and functional reconstruction, subunit assembly, and cloning of the genetic message. It investigates how membrane functions are being dissected and explained by combined functional, structural, and chemical approaches.