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The neuron : cell and molecular biology / Irwin B. Levitan, Leonard K. Kaczmarek.

Holman Biotech Commons QP356.2 .L48 2015
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Levitan, Irwin B., author.
Kaczmarek, Leonard K., author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Molecular neurobiology.
Neurons.
Neurons--cytology.
Neurons--physiology.
Signal Transduction--physiology.
Medical Subjects:
Neurons--cytology.
Neurons--physiology.
Signal Transduction--physiology.
Physical Description:
xvi, 579 pages ; 25 cm
Edition:
Fourth edition.
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Contents:
Signaling in the brain
Form and function in cells of the brain
Electrical signaling in neurons
Membrane ion channels and ion currents
Ion channels are membrane proteins
Ion channels, membrane ion currents, and the action potential
Diversity in the structure and function of ion channels
Intercellular communication : how neurons communicate : gap junctions and neurosecretion
Synaptic release of neurotransmitters
Neurotransmitters and neurohormones
Receptors and transduction mechanisms I : receptors coupled directly to ion channels
Receptors and transduction mechanisms II : indirectly coupled receptor/ion channel systems
Sensory receptors
The birth and death of a neuron
Neuronal growth and trophic factors
Adhesion molecules and axon pathfinding
Formation, maintenance, and plasticity of chemical synapses
Intrinsic neuronal properties, neural networks and behavior
Learning and memory.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199773893
0199773890
OCLC:
914328307

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