Synapses
Johns Hopkins University Press
Published on 18. March 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
792 pages
978-0-8018-7118-4 (ISBN)
Description
This volume provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of a century of research on synaptic structure and function culminating in the most recent work. Written by leading experts in the field, the book should be of interest to a broad range of neuroscientists, including those studying the cellular and molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission, learning and memory, neuronal plasticity, neurotransmitters and synaptic morphology. It should also be a useful reference for students and biomedical professionals in all areas of neuroscience.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
63 color photos, 28 halftones, 56 line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
1611 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8018-7118-4 (9780801871184)
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Editor
Professor of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA
Content
A Brief History of Synapses and Synaptic Transmission, W. Maxwell Cowan and Eric R. Kandel; The Structure of Synapses, Pietro De Camilli, Volker Haucke, Kohji Takei, and Enrico Mugnaini; Physiology of Synaptic Transmission and Short-Term Plasticity, Wade G. Regehr and Charles F. Stevens; Mechanism and Regulation of Neurotransmitter Release, Thomas C. Sudhof and Richard H. Scheller; Synaptic Vesicle Endocytosis, Pietro De Camilli, Vladimir I. Slepnev, Oleg Shupliakov, and Lennart Brodin; The Synaptic Cleft and Synaptic Cell Adhesion, Thomas C. Sudhof; The Postsynaptic Specialization, Morgan H.-T. Sheng; Signal Transduction in the Postsynaptic Neuron - Activity-Dependent Regulation of Gene Expression, Michael E. Greenberg and Edward B. Ziff; Synaptic Plasticity - Diverse Targets and Mechanisms for Regulating Synaptic Efficacy, Robert C. Malenka and Steven A. Siegelbaum; The Mechanisms and Meaning of Long-Term Synaptic Depression in the Mammalian Brain, Mark F. Bear and David J. Linden; Synaptic Plasticity and Memory, Paul D. Grimwood, Stephen J. Martin, and Richard G. M. Morris; Synapse Formation and Maturation, Ann Marie Craig and Jeff W. Lichtman Neurotrophins and Refinement of Visual Circuitry, Edward S. Lein and Carla J. Shatz; Novel Neurotransmitters and Their Neuropsychiatric Relevance, Solomon H. Snyder and Christopher D. Ferris; Synaptic Variability - New Insights from Reconstructions and Monte Carlo Simulations with MCell, Joel R. Stiles, Thomas M. Bartol, Miriam M. Salpeter, Edwin E. Salpeter, and Terrence J. Sejnowski.