The synapse structure and function / edited by Virginia Pickel and Menahem Segal.

Other author Pickel, Virginia, 1943-
Other author Segal, Menahem, 1944-
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoAmsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2014.
Descriptionxiv, 513 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBook - Neuroscience 2014 [EBCN14]
Subjects

Uniform titleSynapse (Pickel)
SeriesNeuroscience-Net Reference Book Series
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2013039439
ISBN9780124186750