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The Synapse
Structure and Function

A foundational collection of focused chapters detailing the science of the synapse

Virginia M. Pickel (Edited by), Menahem Segal (Edited by)

9780124186750

Hardback, published 18 January 2014

512 pages
23.4 x 19 x 3 cm, 1.26 kg

Approx.496 pages

Chapter 1: Structure and Complexity of the Synapse and Dendritic Spine - Stewart

Chapter 2:  The Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Synaptic Transmission: A View of the Presynaptic Terminal - Ashery

Chapter 3: The First Hour in the Life of a Synapse: Contact Formation, Partner Selection and Onset of Function - Cheyne

Chapter 4: Structural and Functional Organization of the Postsynaptic Density - Verpelli

Chapter 5: The Tripartite Synapse: A Role for Glial Cells in Modulating Synaptic Transmission - Blutstein

Chapter 6: Local Protein Synthesis at Synapses - Steward

Chapter 7: Estrogen Effects on Hippocampal Synapses - Milner

Chapter 8: Trafficking of Glutamate Receptors and Associated Proteins in Synaptic Plasticity - Horak

Chapter 9: Structural Alterations of Synapses in Psychiatric and Neurodegenerative Disorders - Penzes

Chapter 10: Synaptic Correlates of Aging and Cognitive Decline - Hara

Chapter 11: Activity-Induced Fine Structural Changes of Synapses in the Mammalian Central Nervous System - Tao-Cheng

Chapter 12: Activity-mediated Structural Plasticity of Dendritic Spines - Muller

Chapter 13: Experience-dependent Synaptic Plasticity in the Developing Cerebral Cortex - Aoki

Chapter 14: Asynaptic and Synaptic Innervation by Acetylcholine Neurons of the Central Nervous System - Descarries

Chapter 15:  Prefrontal Cortical Dopamine Transmission: Ultrastructural Studies and Their Functional Implications - Sesak

Subject Areas: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN]

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