Nerve Cells and Nervous Systems An Introduction to Neuroscience /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Springer London : Imprint: Springer,
2001.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. 2001. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0237-3 |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction to Nerve Cells and Nervous Systems
- 2 The Cell Membrane: Ionic Permeability and Electrotonic Properties
- 3 The Action Potential and the Nerve Impulse
- 4 Voltage-Gated Ion Channels in Excitable Membranes
- 5 General Properties of Intercellular Communication in the Nervous System
- 6 The Presynaptic Neuron I: Release of Neurotransmitter
- 7 The Presynaptic Neuron II: Neurotransmitters
- 8 The Postsynaptic Neuron I: Actions of Neurotransmitters
- 9 The Postsynaptic Neuron II: The Neuron as an Integrative Device
- 10 Transmission Between Pairs of Identified Neurons
- 11 Sense Organ Mechanisms
- 12 Functional Organisation in Groups of Neurons
- 13 Structural Organisation of Sensory and Motor Systems
- 14 Functional Properties of Specific Sensory and Motor Systems
- 15 The Nervous System and the Internal and External Environments - Homeostasis and Interactions
- 16 Formation, Maintenance and Plasticity of Synapses
- 17 Learning and Memory
- References.