The idea that glial cells only provide a "scaffolding" for the nervous system has been superceded by research which proves that these cells play crucial roles in transmission and regulation. This is the definitive work covering all aspects of the role of the glial cells in the nervous system. Aspects of the glial covered include their involvement in the pathophysiology of neurological diseases, mechanisms of cell-to-cell communication, glia as part of the immune system,neuron-glia interactions, and the role of glia in injury and regeneration.
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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numerous halftones, line figures, and tables, bibliography
ISBN-13
978-0-19-507847-3 (9780195078473)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
PART I: MORPHOLOGY; PART II: LINEAGE; PART III: PHYSIOLOGY; PART IV: RECEPTORS; PART V: MECHANMISMS OF CELL-TO-CELL COMMUNICATION; PART VI: MOLECULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS; PART VII: MYELIN; PART VIII: MEMBRANE STRUCTURE AND CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; PART IX: GLIA AS PART OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM; PART X: NEURON-GLIA INTERACTIONS; PART XI: ROLE OF GLIA IN INJURY AND REGENERATION; PART XII: GLIA AND DISEASE