In review, the amount of information available on the morphological and func tional properties of the frog nervous system is very extensive indeed and in certain areas is the only available source of information in vertebrates. Further more, much of the now classical knowledge in neurobiology was originally ob tained and elaborated in depth in this vertebrate. To cite only a few examples, studies of nerve conduction, neuromuscular transmission, neuronal integration, sense organs, development, and locomotion have been developed with great detail in the frog and in conjunction provide the most complete holistic descrip tion of any nervous system. Added to the above considerations, the ease with which these animals may be maintained (both as adults and during development) and the advantage of their lower cost as compared with other vertebrate forms make the frog one of the most important laboratory animals in neurobiology. With these thoughts in mind, we decided to compile this volume. Our goal in doing so was to assemble as much as possible of the information available on frog neurobiology and to have the different topics covered by authorities in each of the fields represented. To keep the handbook restricted to one volume, we found it necessary to omit the large field of amphibian muscle neurobiology, which has already been summarized in various other publications.
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978-3-642-66316-1 (9783642663161)
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10.1007/978-3-642-66316-1
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Section 1. Peripheral Systems.- 1. Electrophysiology of the Peripheral Myelinated Nerve.- 2. Neuromuscular Transmission.- 3. Morphology of the Autonomic Nervous Systems.- 4. Physiology of the Autonomic Nervous System.- 5. Structure and Function of the Epidermis.- Section II. Sensory Systems.- Olfaction.- 6. Structure of the Olfactory and Accessory Olfactory Systems.- 7. Physiology of Olfactory Reception.- Vision.- 8. Visual Pigments and Photoreceptor Function.- 9. Physiology and Morphology of the Retina.- 10. Neurophysiology of the Anuran Visual System.- 11. The Optic Pathway of the Frog: Nuclear Organization and Connections.- 12. Cellular and Synaptic Architecture of the Optic Tectum.- 13. Behavioral Correlates of Central Visual Function in Anurans.- Vestibular and Lateral Systems.- 14. Morphology of Peripheral and Central Vestibular Systems.- 15. Physiology of the Peripheral and Central Vestibular Systems.- 16. Amphibian Lateral Line Receptors.- Auditory System.- 17. Morphology and Physiology of the Auditory System.- Gustatory System.- 18. Physiology of the Gustatory System.- 19. Morphology of Gustatory Organs.- Cutaneous Receptors.- 20. Pain and Temperature Receptors of Anurans.- 21. Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors.- Muscle Spindles.- 22. Morphology and Physiology of Muscle Spindles.- Section III. Nervous System Spinal Cord.- 23. Morphology of the Spinal Cord.- 24. Ultrastructural Features of the Spinal Cord.- 25. Functional Synaptology of the Spinal Cord.- 26. Electrical Properties of Spinal Motoneurons.- 27. Organization of Locomotion.- 28. Spinal Reflexes with Altered Periphery.- Brain Stem.- 29. Structure of the Brain Stem.- 30. Metamorphic Changes in the Brain and Spinal Cord.- Cerebellum.- 31. Morphology of the Cerebellar Cortex.- 32. Cerebellar Physiology.- Development.- 33. Development of the Prosencephalon.- Nonolfactory Corte.- 34. Organization of the "Nonolfactory" Telencephalon.- Section IV. Neuroendocrinology.- 35. Neuroendocrinology.- Section V. General Techniques.- 36. The Frog as an Experimental Animal.
