Electrophysiology

Dr. phil.nat. Jürgen RETTINGERProduct ManagerMulti Channel Systems MCS GmbHAspenhaustrasse 2172770 Reutlingen, GermanyJürgen Rettinger received his doctor degree in physics at Goethe-University in Frankfurt. in 1995. His focus as group leader at Max-Planck-Institute of Biophysics in Frankfurt was research of structure-function relationships of ligand-gated ion channels and teaching electrophysiology at Goethe-University Frankfurt, Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences and Fudan-University Shanghai. Since 2008 Jürgen Rettinger is working with Multi Channel Systems responsible as product manager for electrophysiology. Silvia SCHWARZResearch ScientistShanghai Key Laboratory for Acupuncture Mechanism and Acupoint FunctionFudan UniversityGuoshoujing Rd. 199Shanghai 201203, ChinaSilvia Schwarz finished her university education in biology and chemistry at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg in 1974. Thereafter, she was educated and worked as teacher in biology and chemistry until 2008. Since then she works as research associate at Shanghai Research Center for Acupuncture and Meridians (Shanghai Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Mechanism and Acupoint Function, Fudan Univ.). Silvia Schwarz’s main research focus is on antiviral effects of Chinese herbal drugs applying electrophysiological methods.Prof. Dr. rer.nat. Wolfgang SCHWARZ Professor for PhysicsInstitut für Biophysik, Goethe-Universität FrankfurtMax-von-Laue-Str. 1, 60438 Frankfurt a.M., GermanyShanghai Key Laboratory for Acupuncture Mechanism and Acupoint FunctionFudan UniversityGuoshoujing Rd. 199Shanghai 201203, ChinaWolfgang Schwarz received his doctor degree in physics at University of Saarland in 1975. Thereafter, he spent two years as postdoc at University of Washington Seattle working on characteristics of ion channels. In 1981 he habilitated in physiology at University of Saarland and received a position as head of a Cell Physiology Laboratory at Max-Planck-Institute of Biophysics Frankfurt. Wolfgang Schwarz’s main focus turned to structure-function and regulation of carrier transporters and teaching electrophysiology as professor for physics at Goethe-University Frankfurt, Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences and Fudan-University Shanghai.  Since 2004 Wolfgang Schwarz is head of the Cell Electrophysiology Laboratory of Shanghai Research Center for Acupuncture and Meridian (Shanghai Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Mechanism and Acupoint Function, Fudan Univ.) and concurrent professor at Fudan University.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Basics: Theory.- 3. Basics: Methods.- 4. Automated Electrophysiology.- 5. Ion-selective Channels.- 6. Theory of Excitability.- 7. Carrier-mediated Transport.- 8. Example of Application of Electrophysiology.- Appendix.- Index.