The neuron : cell and molecular biology /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levitan, Irwin B.
Other Authors: Kaczmarek, Leonard K.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
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