Levitan, Irwin B.,
The neuron : cell and molecular biology / Irwin B. Levitan, Thomas Jefferson University, Leonard K. Kaczmarek, Yale University. - Fourth edition. - xvi, 579 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780199773893 (hbk)
2015028363
Neurons--cytology.
Neurons--physiology.
Signal Transduction--physiology.
QP356.2 / .L48 2015
573.8/536
WL 102.5
The neuron : cell and molecular biology / Irwin B. Levitan, Thomas Jefferson University, Leonard K. Kaczmarek, Yale University. - Fourth edition. - xvi, 579 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780199773893 (hbk)
2015028363
Neurons--cytology.
Neurons--physiology.
Signal Transduction--physiology.
QP356.2 / .L48 2015
573.8/536
WL 102.5
