| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 513 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Structure and complexity of the synapse and dendritic spine / Stewart -- The molecular mechanisms underlying synaptic transmission : a view of the presynaptic terminal / Ashery -- The first hour in the life of a synapse : contact formation, partner selection and onset of function / Cheyne -- Structural and functional organization of the postsynaptic density-Verpelli -- The tripartite synapse : a role for glial cells in modulating synaptic transmission / Blutstein -- Local protein synthesis at synapses / Steward -- Estrogen effects on hippocampal synapses / Milner -- Trafficking of glutamate receptors and associated proteins in synaptic plasticity / Horak -- Structural alterations of synapses in psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders / Penzes -- Synaptic correlates of aging and cognitive decline / Hara -- Activity-induced fine structural changes of synapses in the mammalian central nervous system / Tao-Cheng -- Activity-mediated structural plasticity of dendritic spines / Muller -- Experience-dependent synaptic plasticity in the developing cerebral cortex / Aoki -- Asynaptic and synaptic innervation by acetylcholine neurons of the central nervous system / Descarries -- Prefrontal cortical dopamine transmission : ultrastructural studies and their functional implications / Sesak |
| Summary |
This book summarizes recent advances in cellular and molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission and provides new insights into neuronal plasticity and the cellular basis of neurological diseases |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Synapses.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pickel, Virginia, 1943- editor
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Segal, Menahem, 1944- editor
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| ISBN |
0124186823 (electronic book) |
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9780124186750 |
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9780124186828 (electronic book) |
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