Volume II: Free Energy and Biological Function
Free Energy and the Biosynthesis of Phosphates
M. R. ATKINSON AND R. K. MORTON
Utilization of Free Energy for the Biosynthesis of Saccharides
Luis F. LELOIR, CARLOS E. CARDINI, AND ENRICO CABIB
Comparative Biochemistry of Free Energy Utilization for the Biosynthesis of Peptides and Proteins
H. CHANTRENNE
Ammonia Metabolism and Urea Biosynthesis
PHILIP P. COHEN AND GEORGE W. BROWN, JR.
Muscular Contraction
S. V. PERRY
Other Mechanisms Producing Movements
HARTMUT HOFFMANN-BERLING
Active Transport
B. ANDERSEN AND Η. H. USSING
Balance of Water, Electrolytes, and Nonelectrolytes
FREDA BROWN AND W. D. STEIN
The Mechanisms of Osmoregulation
J. SHAW
Nerve Conduction and Electrical Discharge
MICHAEL A. GEREBTZOFF AND ERNEST SCHOFFENIELS
Bioluminescence
E. NEWTON HARVEY
Author Index—Subject Index.
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