Intercellular communication in the nervous system / edited by Robert C. Malenka. — London : Academic, 2009. – (59.5911/I61)

Contents

    CONTENTS
    
    Contributors
    Contents
    Preface
    SECTION I: BASIC MECHANISMS OF SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION (SYNAPTIC STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION)
    Synaptic Precursors: Filopodia
    Presynaptic Development: Functional and Morphological Organization
    Postsynaptic Development: Neuronal Molecular Scaffolds
    Dendrite Development， Synapse Formation and Elimination
    Synapse Formation: Competition and the Role of Activity
    Cell Adhesion Molecules at Synapses
    Glia and Synapse Formation: An Overview
    Active Zone
    Calcium Channel Subtypes Involved in Neurotransmitter Release
    SNAREs
    Synaptic Vesicles
    Endocytosis and Presynaptic Scaffolds
    Postsynaptic Density/Architecture at Excitatory Synapses
    Synaptic Transmission: Models
    Glial Influence on Synaptic Transmission
    Neurotransmitter Release from Astrocytes
    Retrograde Transsynaptic Influences
    Synaptic Plasticity: Short-Term Mechanisms
    SECTION II: NEUROMUSCULAR AND GAP JUNCTIONS
    Neuromuscular Connections: Vertebrate Patterns of
    Neuromuscular Junction: Synapse Elimination
    Presynaptic Events in Neuromuscular Transmission
    Neuromuscular Junction (NMJ): Presynaptic Short-Term Plasticity of Neuromuscular Transmission
    Neuromuscular Junction (NMJ): Postsynaptic Basal Lamina
    Neuromuscular Junction (NMJ): Postsynaptic Events in Neuromuscular Transmission
    Gap Junction Communication
    Gap Junctions and Electrical Synapses
    Gap Junctions and Hemichannels in Glia
    Gap Junctions and Neuronal Oscillations
    SECTION III: AMINO ACID TRANSMITTERS AND RECEPTORS
    Glutamate
    Glial Energy Metabolism: Overview
    Transporter Proteins in Neurons and Glia
    Vesicular Neurotransmitter Transporters
    AMPA Receptors: Molecular Biology and Pharmacology
    AMPA Receptor Cell Biology/Trafficking
    NMDA Receptor Function and Physiological Modulation
    NMDA Receptors， Cell Biology and Trafficking
    Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors (mGluRs): Molecular Biology， Pharmacology and Cell Biology
    Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors (mGluRs): Functions
    Kainate Receptors: Molecular and Cell Biology
    Kainate Receptor Functions
    Long-Term Potentiation (LTP): NMDA Receptor Role
    Long-Term Depression (LTD): Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor (mGluR) and NMDAR-Dependent Forms
    D-Serine: From Its Synthesis in Glial Cell to Its Action on Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity
    GABA Synthesis and Metabolism
    GABAA Receptors: Molecular Biology， Cell Biology， and Pharmacology
    GABAA Receptor Synaptic Functions
    GABAB Receptors: Molecular Biology and Pharmacology
    GABAB Receptor Function
    Glycine Receptors: Molecular and Cell Biology
    SECTION IV: AMINES AND ACETYLCHOLINE
    Dopamine
    Dopamine Receptors and Antipsychotic Drugs in Health and Disease
    Dopamine: Cellular Actions
    Noradrenaline
    Norepinephrine: Adrenergic Receptors
    Norepinephrine: CNS Pathways and Neurophysiology
    Monoamines: Release Studies
    Serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT): Neurotransmission and Neuromodulation
    Serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT): Receptors
    Serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT): CNS Pathways and Neurophysiology
    Cholinergic Neurotransmission in the Autonomic and Somatic Motor Nervous System
    Cholinergic Pathways in CNS
    Muscarinic Receptors: Autonomic Neurons
    Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
    SECTION V: NEUROPEPTIDES AND NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS
    Neuropeptide Synthesis and Storage
    Neuropeptide Release
    Neuropeptides and Coexistence
    Opioid Peptides and Receptors
    Neuropeptide Y (NPY) and its Receptors
    Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone and Urocortins: Binding Proteins and Receptors
    Hypocretin/Orexin and MCH and Receptors
    Peptidergic Receptors
    Neuropeptides: Electrophysiology
    Neurotrophins: Physiology and Pharmacology
    Nerve Growth Factor
    Retrograde Neurotrophic Signaling
    BDNF in Synaptic Plasticity and Memory
    GFL Neurotrophic Factors: Physiology and Pharmacology
    Insulin-Like Growth Factor Signaling and Actions in Brain
    Glial Growth Factors
    SECTION VI: ATYPICAL NEUROTRANSMITTERS
    Adenosine
    Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
    Purines and Purinoceptors: Molecular Biology Overview
    P2X Receptors
    Endocannabinoid Role in Synaptic Plasticity and Learning
    Long-Term Depression (LTD): Endocannabinoids and Cerebellar LTD
    Nitric Oxide
    Role of NO in Neurodegeneration
    Index