From molecules to networks : an introduction to cellular and molecular neuroscience / [edited by] John H. Byrne, James L. Roberts.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Byrne, John H.

Roberts, James Lewis, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Molecular neurobiology.

Cytology.

Neurons.

Nervous System--cytology.

Nerve Net.

Neurobiology--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Nervous System--cytology.

Nerve Net.

Neurobiology--methods.

Physical Description:

x, 643 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

[Burlington, MA] ; [San Diego, CA] : Elsevier Academic Press, [2009]

Contents:

Cellular components of nervous tissue / Patrick R. Hof ... [et al.]

Subcellular organization of the nervous system: organelles and their functions / Scott Brady, David R. Colman, and Peter Brophy

Energy metabolism in the brain / Gerald A. Dienel

Electronic properties of axons and dendrites / John H. Byrne and Gordon M. Shepherd

Membrane potential and action potential / David A. McCormick

Molecular properties of ion channels / David Matthew Young, Yuh Nung Jan, and Lily Yeh Jan

Dynamical properties of excitable membranes / Douglas A. Baxter and John H. Byrne

Release of neurotransmitters / Robert S. Zucker, Dimitri M. Kullmann, and Thomas L. Schwarz

Pharmacology and biochemistry of synaptic transmission: classical transmitters / Ariel Y. Deutch and Robert H. Roth

Nonclassic signaling in the brain / Ariel Y. Deutch, Andrea Giuffrida, and James L. Roberts

Neurotransmitter receptors / M. Neal Waxham

Intracellular signalling / Howard Schulman

Regulation of neuronal gene expression and protein synthesis / James L. Roberts and James R. Lundblad

Modeling and analysis of intracellular signaling pathways / Paul D. Smolen, Douglas A. Baxter, and John H. Byrne

Connexin- and pannexin-based channels in the nervous system: gap junctions and more / Juan C. Sáez and Bruce J. Nicholson

Postsynaptic potentials and synaptic integration / John H. Byrne

Complex information processing in dendrites / John H. Byrne and Gordon M. Shepherd

Information processing in neural networks / James J. Knierim

Learning and memory: basic mechanisms / John H. Byrne ... [et al.]

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of neurodegenerative disease / Mark R. Cookson ... [et al.].

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780123741325

0123741327

OCLC:

233635101