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Glial Physiology and Pathophysiology

By Alexei Verkhratsky , Arthur Butt(auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2013
ISBN
9780470978528, 9781118402061
DOI
10.1002/9781118402061
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
33 MB (34447533 bytes)
Pages
551\551
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00

Description

This comprehensive advanced text on the biology and pathology of glial cells--the most numerous cells in the brain and an emerging field in neuroscience--offers detailed coverage of the morphology and interrelationships between glial cells and neurones in different parts of the nervous system. An accompanying website offers downloadable figures and slides.Content: Chapter 1 History of Neuroscience and the Dawn of Research in Neuroglia (pages 1–58): Chapter 2 General Overview of Signalling in the Nervous System (pages 59–72): Chapter 3 Neuroglia: Definition, Classification, Evolution, Numbers, Development (pages 73–104): Chapter 4 Astroglia (pages 105–244): Chapter 5 Oligodendrocytes (pages 245–319): Chapter 6 NG2?Glial Cells (pages 321–341): Chapter 7 Microglia (pages 343–380): Chapter 8 Peripheral Glial Cells (pages 381–430): Chapter 9 General Pathophysiology of Neuroglia (pages 431–451): Chapter 10 Neuroglia in Neurological Diseases (pages 453–512):

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