This volume contains the Proceedings of the 25th Mosbach Colloquium, the general theme of which is the Biochemistry of Sensory Functions. It was intended, continuing the silver-tradition of these Colloquia, to provide the uninitiated biochemist with an insight into the current status of a line of research in Molecular Biology which, more than many other fields in Biochemistry, has maintained its contacts with and respect for Physiology. The speakers were asked to attempt to outline their topic sufficiently to define the fundamentals and to build up upon this basis the more sophisticated details of their own studies. It is for the reader to evaluate how well both organizer and participants 1 have attained this end - These Proceedings not only mirror the hubs around which several groups of scientists wheel but may also serve as a source of literature references and for the advanced student as an introduction to this highly up-to-date branch of Biochemistry, although no index is provided as the table of con tents is considered sufficient to locate most of the s,

Photoreception

Biochemistry of Visual Pigments in Relation to Visual Excitation
The Role of Protons in the Metarhodopsin I-II Transition
Aktivitäten von ATPasen im Fliegen-Auge
Thermal and Photic Regeneration of Rhodopsin in Perfused Frog Retina
Experiments on the Isomerization of 11-cis-Retinal
Cephalopod Retinochrome
Vergleichende Aspekte der Photorezeption von Retinal-Proteinkomplexen
On the Ionic Mechanisms Responsible for the Generation of the Electrical Response of Light Sensitive Cells
Chemoreception
Chemotaxis in Bacteria
The Chemotactic Response in Bacteria
Functions of Bacteriorhodopsin
The Role of the Escherichia Coli Galactose-Binding Protein in Galactose Transport and Chemotaxis
?-Glucosidases as Sugar Receptor Proteins in Flies
Thaumation and Monellin, the Intensely Sweet-Tasting Proteins from Tropical African Fruits
Sensory Transduction in Insect Olfactory Receptors
A Formalism on Selective Molecular Interactions
Cell Communication and Cyclic-AMP Regulation during Aggregation of the Slime Mold, Dictyostelium discoideum
Conjugation of the Ciliate Blepharisma: A Possible Model System for Biochemistry of Sensory Mechanisms
Chemical Signal Transmission by Gamete Attractants in Brown Algae
Energy Transfer and Signal Conversion
On the Significance of Two-Dimensional Super-Structures in Biomembranes for Energy-Transfer and Signal Conversion
On the Topography of Photoreceptor Membranes
Carrier and Pore Mechanisms in Lipid Membranes
Drugs to Explore the Ionic Channels in the Axon Membrane
Mechanisms of Electrical Membrane Responses in Sensory Receptors, Illustrated by Mechanoreceptors
Cell Cultures as Model Systems for Studying the Biochemistry of Differentiated Functions of Nerve Cells
ImmunogeneticStudies on Cell Surface Components of the Mammalian Nervous System
Neurotransmission
zu den Vorträgen Nachmansohn und Neumann
Biochemical Foundation of an Integral Model of Nerve Excitability
Towards a Molecular Model of Nerve Excitability
Aspects of the Biochemistry of Cholinergic Transmission in Torpedo and Loligo
An Experimental Model for Exocytosis of Chromaffin Granules
Characterization of an Acetylcholine Receptor
Biochemistry of Serotonin and Synaptic Membranes in Neurotransmission
Purification of Serotonin- and LSD-binding Proteins from Synaptic Membranes
Biochemistry of Learning Processes
Biochemical Concomitants of the Storage of Behavioral Information
Besseres Lernen und Behalten in Schwerem Wasser bei Fischen
Versuche zur chemischen Übertragbarkeit erworbener Informationen
Epilogue.