Ch. 1. Introductory orientation -- Ch. 2. The conformation of informational macromolecules -- Ch. 3. Information processing in cells -- Ch. 4. Molecular evolution -- Ch. 5. Manipulating biomolecules -- Ch. 6. Genomics -- Ch. 7. Biomembranes -- Ch. 8. G-protein-coupled receptors -- Ch. 9. Pumps -- Ch. 10. Ligand-gated ion channels -- Ch. 11. Voltage-gated channels -- Ch. 12. Resting potentials and cable conduction -- Ch. 13. Sensory transduction -- Ch. 14. The action potential -- Ch. 15. The neuron as a secretory cell -- Ch. 16. Neurotransmitters and neuromodulators -- Ch. 17. The postsynaptic cell -- Ch. 18. Developmental genetics of the brain -- Ch. 19. Epigenetics of the brain -- Ch. 20. Memory -- Ch. 21. Some pathologies
Summary
This thoroughly revised and updated new edition of C.U.M. Smith's 1996 text gives an account of the molecular biology of the brain as it stands at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It describes the latest research in neurobiology made possible by modern molecular biology techniques. The author synthesizes this new knowledge and demonstrates how an understanding at the molecular level can contribute towards a theory of the brain in health and disease
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 560-587) and indexes
