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The Sensory Circumventricular Organs of the Mammalian Brain: Subfornical Organ, OVLT and Area Postrema

By DSc , PhD , PhD (auth.) , MBChB , Dr Michael J. McKinley PhD , Robin M. McAllen BSc (Hons) PhD , Pamela Davern BSc , Lipt B , Michelle E. Giles BAppSc , Jenny Penschow BAppSc , Nana Sunn BSc (Hons) , Aaron Uschakov BSc (Hons) , Brian J. Oldfield BSc (Hons)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2003
ISBN
978-3-540-00419-6, 978-3-642-55532-9
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-55532-9
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7250623 bytes)
Series
Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology 172
Edition
1
Pages
127\137
Time added
2014-01-18 08:00:00
Human Physiology; Neurology

Description

The brain's three sensory circumventricular organs, the subfornical organ, organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis and the area postrema lack a blood brain barrier and are the only regions in the brain in which neurons are exposed to the chemical environment of the systemic circulation. Therefore they are ideally placed to monitor the changes in osmotic, ionic and hormonal composition of the blood. This book describes their - General structure and relationship to the cerebral ventricles - Regional subdivisions - Vasculature and barrier properties - Neurons, glia and ependymal cells - Receptors, neurotransmitters, neuropeptides and enzymes - Neuroanatomical connections - Functions

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