From molecules to networks : an introduction to cellular and molecular neuroscience / edited by John H. Byrne, James L. Roberts. — 2nd ed. — Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2009. – (58.178/F931/2nd ed.)

Contents

    Contents
    
    List of Contributors vii
    Preface to the Second Edition ix
    Preface to the First Edition x
    1. Cellular Components of Nervous Tissue 1
    2. Subcellular Organization of the Nervous System: Organelles and Their Functions 19
    3. Energy Metabolism in the Brain 49
    4. Electrotonic Properties of Axons and Dendrites 111
    5. Membrane Potential and Action Potential 133
    6. Molecular Properties of Ion Channels 159
    7. Dynamical Properties of Excitable Membranes 181
    8. Release of Neurotransmitters 217
    9. Pharmacology and Biochemistry of Synaptic Transmission: Classical Transmitters 267
    10. Nonclassic Signaling in the Brain 301
    11. Neurotransmitter Receptors 321
    12. Intracellular Signaling 359
    13. Regulation of Neuronal Gene Expression and Protein Synthesis 391
    14. Modeling and Analysis of Intracellular Signaling Pathways 413
    15. Connexin- and Pannexin-Based Channels in the Nervous System: Gap Junctions and More 445
    16. Postsynaptic Potentials and Synaptic Integration 469
    17. Complex Information Processing in Dendrites 489
    18. Information Processing in Neural Networks 513
    19. Learning and Memory: Basic Mechanisms
    20. Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative Disease 609
    Index 631