The Sticky Synapse Cell Adhesion Molecules and Their Role in Synapse Formation and Maintenance /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Hortsch, Michael. (Editor), Umemori, Hisashi. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-92708-4
Table of Contents:
  • A Short History of the Synapse - Golgi Versus Ramón y Cajal
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules at the Drosophila Neuromuscular Junction
  • Development of the Vertebrate Neuromuscular Junction
  • Synapse Formation in the Mammalian Central Nervous System
  • Developmental Axonal Pruning and Synaptic Plasticity
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules in Synaptopathies
  • The Cadherin Superfamily in Synapse Formation and Function
  • Nectins and Nectin-Like Molecules in the Nervous System
  • The Down Syndrome Cell Adhesion Molecule
  • Molecular Basis of Lamina-Specific Synaptic Connections in the Retina: Sidekick Immunoglobulin Superfamily Molecules
  • SYG/Nephrin/IrreC Family of Adhesion Proteins Mediate Asymmetric Cell-Cell Adhesion in Development
  • L1-Type Cell Adhesion Molecules: Distinct Roles in Synaptic Targeting, Organization, and Function
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules of the NCAM Family and Their Roles at Synapses
  • MHC Class I Function at the Neuronal Synapse
  • Pathfinding Molecules Branch Out: Semaphorin Family Members Regulate Synapse Development
  • Ephrins and Eph Receptor Tyrosine Kinases in Synapse Formation
  • Neurexins and Neuroligins: A Synaptic Code for Neuronal Wiring That Is Implicated in Autism
  • Synaptic Adhesion-Like Molecules (SALMs)
  • The Role of Integrins at Synapses
  • Extracellular Matrix Molecules in Neuromuscular Junctions and Central Nervous System Synapses
  • Gap Junctions as Electrical Synapses.