The neuron : cell and molecular biology /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2002.
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Signaling in the brain
- Form and function in cells of the brain
- Electrical signaling in neurons
- Membrane ion channels and ion currents
- Ion channels are membrane proteins
- Ion channels, membrane ion currents, and the action potential
- Diversity in the structure and function of ion channels
- How neurons communicate : gap junctions and neurosecretion
- Synaptic release of neurotransmitters
- Neurotransmitters and neurohormones
- Receptors and transduction mechanisms I : receptors coupled directly to ion channels
- Receptors and transduction mechanisms II : indirectly coupled receptor/ion channel systems
- Neuromodulation : mechanisms of induced changes in the electrical behavior of nerve cells
- Sensory receptors
- The birth and death of a neuron
- Neuronal growth and trophic factors
- Adhesion molecules and axon pathfinding
- Formation, maintenance, and plasticity of chemical synapses
- Neural networks and behavior
- Learning and memory