The synapse : function, plasticity, and neurotrophism /
The synapse not only provides a bridge from one nerve cell to the next, its function can also be modified by experience making it important for learning and memory. This volume provides a review of current concepts in neurobiology with specific reference to neurotransmission and neurotrophism.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
1995.
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| Series: | Oxford science publications.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Synapse. Historical perspective of the synapse
- The role of calcium in transmitter release
- How transmitter release is triggered
- Ionotropic receptors mediate fast synaptic responses
- Metabotropic receptors mediate slow synaptic responses.
- Plasticity. Historical perspective of neuronal plasticity
- Functional plasticity at synapses
- Molecular cascades in learning
- Morphological plasticity at synapses.
- Neurotrophism. Historical perspective of neurotrophism
- Neurotrophic factors responsible for neuronal survival
- Neurotrophic regulation at developing synapses
- Target-dependence of the neuronal state.