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PART I.- Classical biophysics of the squid giant axon.- The superfamily of voltage-gated channels.- Voltage-gated calcium channels.- Potassium channels and chloride channels.- Ligand-gated channels of fast chemical synapses.- Modulation, slow synaptic action, and second messengers.- Sensory transduction and excitable cells.- Calcium dynamics, epithelial transport, and intercellular coupling.- PART II.- Elementary properties of ions in solution.- Elementary properties of pores.- Counting channels.- Structure of channel proteins.- Selective permeability: Independence.- Selective permeability: Saturation and binding.- Classical mechanisms of block.- Structure-function studies of permeation and block.- Gating mechanisms: Kinetic thinking.- Gating: Voltage sensing and inactivation.- Modification of gating in voltage-sensitive channels.- Cell biology and channels.- Evolution and origins.