Basic neurochemistry : molecular, cellular, and medical aspects /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Siegel, George J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Burlington, MA : Elsevier Academic, [2006]
Edition:Seventh edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. I. Cellular neurochemistry and neural membranes
  • Neurocellular anatomy
  • Cell membrane structures and functions
  • Lipids
  • Myelin formation, structure and biochemistry
  • Membrane transport
  • Electrical excitability and ion channels
  • Cell adhesion molecules
  • The cytoskeleton of neurons and glia
  • Intracellular trafficking
  • Pt. II. Intercellular signaling
  • Synaptic transmission and cellular signaling : an overview
  • Acetylcholine
  • Catecholamines
  • Serotonin
  • Histamine
  • Glutamate
  • GABA and glycine
  • Purinergic systems
  • Peptides
  • Pt. III. Intracellular signaling
  • G. proteins
  • Phosphoinositides
  • Cyclic nucleotides in the nervous system
  • Calcium
  • Serine and threonine phosphorylation
  • Tyrosine phosphorylation
  • Pr. IV. Growth, development and differentiation
  • Development
  • Transcription factors in the central nervous system
  • Growth factors
  • Axonal transport
  • Stem cells in the nervous system
  • Axonal growth in the adult mammalian nervous system : regeneration and compensatory plasticity
  • Pt. V. Metabolism
  • Energy metabolism of the brain
  • Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury and oxidative stress
  • Eicosanoids, docosanoids, platelet-activating factor and inflammation
  • Metabolic encephalopathies
  • Apoptosis and necrosis
  • Pt. VI. Inherited and neurodegenerative diseases
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • The epilepsies: phenotype and mechanisms
  • Diseases involving myelin
  • Genetics of neurodegenerative diseases
  • Disorders of amino acid metabolism
  • Lysosomal and peroxisomal diseases
  • Diseases of carbohydrate, fatty acid and mitochondrial metabolism
  • Disorders of muscle excitability
  • Motor neuron diseases
  • Neurodegenerative α-synuclinopathies and tauopathies
  • Neurotransmitters and disorders of the basal ganglia
  • Neurobiology of alzheimer's disease
  • Molecular basis of prion diseases
  • Pt. VII. Sensory transduction
  • Molecular biology of vision
  • Molecular biology of olfaction and taste
  • Molecular biology of hearing and balance
  • Pt. VIII. Neural Processing and Behavior
  • Endocrine effects on the brain and their relationship to behavior
  • Learning and memory
  • The neurochemistry of schizophrenia
  • Neurobiology of severe mood and anxiety disorders
  • Addiction
  • Pain
  • Neuroimaging