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The synapse : structure and function /

This book summarizes recent advances in cellular and molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission and provides new insights into neuronal plasticity and the cellular basis of neurological diseases.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Pickel, Virginia, 1943- (Editor ), Segal, Menahem, 1944- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Academic Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Structure and complexity of the synapse and dendritic spine / Stewart
  • The molecular mechanisms underlying synaptic transmission : a view of the presynaptic terminal / Ashery
  • The first hour in the life of a synapse : contact formation, partner selection and onset of function / Cheyne
  • Structural and functional organization of the postsynaptic density-Verpelli
  • The tripartite synapse : a role for glial cells in modulating synaptic transmission / Blutstein
  • Local protein synthesis at synapses / Steward
  • Estrogen effects on hippocampal synapses / Milner
  • Trafficking of glutamate receptors and associated proteins in synaptic plasticity / Horak
  • Structural alterations of synapses in psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders / Penzes
  • Synaptic correlates of aging and cognitive decline / Hara
  • Activity-induced fine structural changes of synapses in the mammalian central nervous system / Tao-Cheng
  • Activity-mediated structural plasticity of dendritic spines / Muller
  • Experience-dependent synaptic plasticity in the developing cerebral cortex / Aoki
  • Asynaptic and synaptic innervation by acetylcholine neurons of the central nervous system / Descarries
  • Prefrontal cortical dopamine transmission : ultrastructural studies and their functional implications / Sesak.