1 Preparation and Use of Liposomes as Models of Biological Membranes. - 1. Introduction and Historical Survey. - 2. Model Systems. - 3. Physical Properties of Membrane Molecules in Aqueous Media. - 4. Methods. - 5. Materials. - 6. References. - 2 Thermodynamics and Experimental Methods for Equilibrium Studies with Lipid Monolayers. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Thermodynamics. - 3. Experimental Methods. - 4. References. - 3 Circular Dichroism and Absorption Studies on Biomembranes. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Distortions in the Absorption and Circular Dichroism Spectra of Biomembranes. - 3. On Calculations of the Particulate Poly-L-Glutamic Acid Model System. - 4. On the Presence or Absence of Artifact at 222 nm in the CD of Biomembranes. - 5. Approximate Corrections. - 6. Analysis of Corrected Membrane Data. - 7. References. - 4 Isolation and Serological Evaluation of HL-A Antigens Solubilized from Cultured Human Lymphoid Cells. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Extraction of Soluble Histocompatibility Antigens. - 3. Purification of HL-A Antigens. - 4. Physicochemical Characterization of HL-A Antigens. - 5. Molecular Representation of HL-A Antigens on the Lymphoid Cell Surface. - 6. Serological Assays. - 7. Perspectives. - 8. References. - 5 Dissociation and Reassembly of the Inner Mitochondrial Membrane. - 1. Components of the Inner Mitochondrial Membrane. - 2. Methods of Dissociation of the Inner Membrane. - 3. Methods of Fractionation of Membrane Proteins. - 4. Analysis of the Membrane Components. - 5. Purification of Extrinsic Proteins. - 6. Purification of Intrinsic Proteins. - 7. Reassembly. - 8. References. Language: English