| Abstract |
Synaptic Transmission is a comprehensive guide to the topic of neurotransmission that provides an in-depth discussion on many aspects of synapse structure and function-a fundamental part of the neuroscience discipline. Chapters include boxes that describe renowned/award-winning researchers and their contributions to the field of synaptic transmission, diseases relevant to the material presented, details of experimental approaches used to study synaptic transmission, and interesting asides that expand on topics covered. This book will inspire students to appreciate how the basic cellular and molecular biology of the synapse can lead to a better understanding of nervous system function and neurological disorders. |
| General note | I. Synaptic Biophysics and Nerve Terminal Structure -- 2 The Formation and Structure of Synapses -- 3 Basics of Cellular Neurophysiology -- 4 Ion Channels and Action Potential Generation -- 5 Electrical Synapses -- II. Regulation of Chemical Transmitter Release -- 6 Function of Chemical Synapses and the Quantal Theory of Transmitter Release -- 7 Calcium Homeostasis, Calcium Channels, and Transmitter Release -- 8 Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Exocytosis -- 9 Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Endocytosis and Synaptic Vesicle Trafficking -- III. Receptors and Signaling -- 10 Introduction to Receptors -- 11 Ionotropic Receptors -- 12 Metabotropic G-Protein-Coupled Receptors and Their Cytoplasmic Signaling Pathways -- 13 Synaptic Integration Within Postsynaptic Neurons -- 14 Synaptic Plasticity -- IV. Chemical Transmitters -- 15 Introduction to Chemical Transmitter Systems -- 16 Acetylcholine -- 17 Monoamine Transmitters -- 18 Amino Acid Neurotransmitters -- 19 Neuropeptide Transmitters -- 20 Gaseous Neurotransmitters -- 21 The Use of Multiple Neurotransmitters at Synapses -- 22 Complex Signaling Within Tripartite Synapses |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 07, 2019). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: 9780128153208 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780128153215 (electronic publication) |
| ISBN | 0128153210 (electronic publication) |
| Stock number | 9780128153215 Ingram Content Group |
