The Peripheral Nervous System
Published in November 1988
Book
Hardback
714 pages
978-0-444-90431-7 (ISBN)
Description
Through rapid methodological development, along with the discovery of a large number of regulatory peptides present in peripheral nerves, our understanding of the organization and function of the autonomic nervous system has entered a new era. It is now evident that the classical picture of autonomic neuro-transmission needs a profound revision within an entirely new framework. This volume seeks to elucidate some of these emerging issues.
Through rapid methodological development, along with the discovery of a large number of regulatory peptides present in peripheral nerves, our understanding of the organization and function of the autonomic nervous system has entered a new era. It is now evident that the classical picture of autonomic neuro-transmission needs a profound revision within an entirely new framework. This volume seeks to elucidate some of these emerging issues.
Through rapid methodological development, along with the discovery of a large number of regulatory peptides present in peripheral nerves, our understanding of the organization and function of the autonomic nervous system has entered a new era. It is now evident that the classical picture of autonomic neuro-transmission needs a profound revision within an entirely new framework. This volume seeks to elucidate some of these emerging issues.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-444-90431-7 (9780444904317)
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Content
I. Development of the peripheral nervous system: cell line segregation and chemical differentation of neural crest cells (N.M. Le Douarin and J. Smith). II. Neurotransmitter plasticity in the peripheral nervous system (I.B. Black, J.E. Alder and E.F. La Gamma). III. Neurotransmitter plasticity and its regulation by environmental factors in vitro and in viro (S.C. Landis). IV. The ultrastructure of noradrenergic and cholinergic neurons in the autonomic nervous system (Ph.R. Gordon-Weeks). V. The ultrastructure of peptide-containing neurons (I.M. Varndell and J.M. Polak). VI. Chemical neuroanatomy and the analysis of neuronal circuitry in the enteric nervous system (J.B. Furness, I.K. Llewellyn-Smith, J.C. Bornstein and M. Costa). VII. Peptide hormone-producing endocrine/paracrine cells in the gastroentero-pancreatic region (F. Sundler and R. Hakanson). VIII. Transmitters and peptides in autonomic ganglia (M. Schultzberg and B. Lindh). IX. Autonomic innervation of the cardiovascular system (Chr. Owman). X. Airways, oral cavity and salivary glands: classical transmitters and peptides in sensory and autonomic motor neurons (J.M. Lundberg, C.-R. Martling and T. Hokfelt). XI. Origin, distribution, and functional aspects of aminergic and peptidergic nerves in the male and female reproductive tracts (Chr. Owman and M. Stjernquist). XII. The innervation apparatus of the rodent iris (L. Olson, Chr. Ayer-le Lievre, H. Bjorklund, T. Ebendal, K.-O, Hedlung, T. Hokfelt, T. Melander, A. Seiger and I. Stromberg). XIII. The sensory system (C.J. Dalsgaard). XIV. Transmitter substances in the peripheral nervous system: an overview of the vertebrates (G. Campbell). Subject index.