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Mechanisms of synaptic transmission : bridging the gaps (1890-1990) /

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Main Author: Robinson, Joseph D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Synaptic Transmission.
Neuroanatomy.
Research > history.
Table of Contents:
  • Beginnings : Cajal and the neuron theory (1889-1909)
  • Beginnings : Sherrington and the synapse (1890-1913)
  • Chemical transmission at synapses (1895-1945)
  • Chemical transmission at synapses (1945-1965)
  • Identifying neurotransmitters (1946-1976)
  • Characterizing receptors (1905-1983)
  • Second messengers (1951-1990)
  • Receptor structures and receptor families (1983-1990)
  • Synthesis, storage, transport, and metabolic degradation of neurotransmitters
  • Neurotransmitter release
  • Formation of specific synapses
  • Learning
  • Diseases and therapies
  • Epilogue.