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1 online resource (434 p.) |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser
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| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- About the companion website -- Chapter 1 Introduction to the Nervous System -- 1.1 NEURONS -- 1.1.1 Neuronal cell body (soma) -- 1.1.2 Axon hillock -- 1.1.3 Neuronal processes - axons and dendrites -- 1.2 CLASSIFICATION OF NEURONS -- 1.2.1 Neuronal classification by function -- 1.2.2 Neuronal classification by number of processes -- 1.3 THE SYNAPSE -- 1.3.1 Components of a synapse -- 1.3.2 Neurotransmitters and neuromodulators -- 1.3.3 Neuronal plasticity -- 1.3.4 The neuropil -- 1.4 NEUROGLIAL CELLS |
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1.4.1 Neuroglial cells differ from neurons -- 1.4.2 Identification of neuroglia -- 1.4.3 Neuroglial function -- 1.4.4 Neuroglial cells and aging -- 1.4.5 Neuroglial cells and brain tumors -- 1.5 AXONAL TRANSPORT -- 1.5.1 Functions of axonal transport -- 1.5.2 Defective axonal transport -- 1.6 DEGENERATION AND REGENERATION -- 1.6.1 Axon or retrograde reaction -- 1.6.2 Anterograde degeneration -- 1.6.3 Retrograde degeneration -- 1.6.4 Regeneration of peripheral nerves -- 1.6.5 Regeneration and neurotrophic factors -- 1.6.6 Regeneration in the central nervous system -- 1.7 NEURAL TRANSPLANTATION |
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FURTHER READING -- Chapter 2 Development of the Nervous System -- 2.1 FIRST WEEK -- 2.1.1 Fertilization -- 2.1.2 From two cells to the free blastocyst -- 2.2 SECOND WEEK -- 2.2.1 Implantation and two distinct layers of cells -- 2.2.2 Primitive streak and a third layer of cells -- 2.3 THIRD WEEK -- 2.3.1 Primitive node and notochordal process -- 2.3.2 Neural plate, groove, folds, and neuromeres -- 2.3.3 Three main divisions of the brain -- 2.3.4 Mesencephalic flexure appears -- 2.4 FOURTH WEEK -- 2.4.1 Formation of the neural tube -- 2.4.2 Rostral and caudal neuropores open |
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2.4.3 Neural crest cells emerge -- 2.4.4 Neural canal - the future ventricular system -- 2.4.5 Neuropores close and neural tube forms -- 2.4.6 Cervical flexure present -- 2.5 FIFTH WEEK -- 2.5.1 Simple tube, complex transformation -- 2.5.2 Five subdivisions of the brain appear -- 2.5.3 Brain vesicles versus brain regions -- 2.6 VULNERABILITY OF THE DEVELOPING NERVOUS SYSTEM -- 2.7 CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM -- 2.7.1 Spinal dysraphism -- 2.7.2 Anencephaly -- 2.7.3 Microcephaly -- FURTHER READING -- Chapter 3 The Spinal Cord -- 3.1 EMBRYOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS |
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3.1.1 Layers of the developing spinal cord -- 3.1.2 Formation of ventral gray columns and ventral roots -- 3.1.3 Formation of dorsal gray columns -- 3.1.4 Dorsal and ventral horns versus dorsal and ventral gray columns -- 3.1.5 Development of neural crest cells -- 3.1.6 Framework of the adult cord is present at birth -- 3.2 GROSS ANATOMY -- 3.2.1 Spinal cord weight and length -- 3.2.2 Spinal segments, regions, and enlargements -- 3.2.3 Spinal segments in each region are of unequal length -- 3.2.4 Conus medullaris, filum terminale, and cauda equina -- 3.2.5 Termination of the adult spinal cord |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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3.2.6 Differential rate of growth: vertebral column versus the spinal cord |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781119074007 |
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1119074002 |
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