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Molecular and Cellular Physiology of Neurons

Second Edition

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$96.00 • £83.95 • €87.95

ISBN 9780674599215

Publication Date: 11/25/2014

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752 pages

8 x 9-1/4 inches

16 color illustrations, 229 line illustrations, 2 tables

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  • Preface
    • 1. Introduction
  • I. Electrical Properties of Cells and Homeostasis
    • 2. Electrical Properties of Neurons
    • 3. Ion Permeability and Membrane Potentials
    • 4. Ion Pumps and Homeostasis
  • II. Active Propagation of Neural Signals
    • 5. Action Potentials: The Hodgkin-Huxley Experiments
    • 6. The Structure and Function of Voltage-Gated Na+ and K+ Channels
    • 7. The Diversity of Ion Channels
  • III. Synaptic Transmission and Ligand-Gated Channels
    • 8. Presynaptic Mechanisms of Synaptic Transmission (revised by Thomas J. O’Dell)
    • 9. Excitatory Transmission
    • 10. Inhibitory Transmission (revised by Thomas J. O’Dell)
  • IV. Metabotropic Transmission and Neuromodulation
    • 11. Metabotropic Transmission: Receptors and G Proteins
    • 12. Metabotropic Transmission: Effector Molecules
    • 13. Metabotropic Transmission: Calcium
    • 14. Long-Term Potentiation (originally written and newly revised by Thomas J. O’Dell)
  • V. Sensory Transduction
    • 15. Mechanoreceptors
    • 16. Photoreceptors and Olfactory Receptor Neurons
  • Appendix: Symbols Used
  • References
  • Index

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