Synapses
By: edited by W. Maxwell Cowan, Thomas C. Südhof, Charles F. Stevens ; with the assistance of Kevin Davies.
Contributors: Cowan, W. Maxwell.; Südhof, Thomas C.; Stevens, Charles F., 1934-; Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 767
Subjects: Synapses; Neural transmission
Description: "This volume provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of a century of research on synaptic structure and function culminating in the most recent work. Written by leading experts in the field, Synapses will be of interest to a broad range of neuroscientists, including those studying the cellular and molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission, learning and memory, neuronal plasticity, neurotransmitters, and synaptic morphology.

It will also be an essential reference for students and biomedical professionals in all areas of neuroscience."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute"--P. facing t.p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A brief history of synapses and synaptic transmission / W. Maxwell Cowan and Eric R. Kandel; title: The structure of synapses / Pietro de Camilli ... [et al.]; title: Physiology of synaptic transmission and short-term plasticity / Wade G. Regehr and Charles F. Stevens; title: Mechanism and regulation of neurotransmitter release / Thomas C. Südhof and Richard H. Scheller; title: Synaptic vesicle endocytosis / Pietro De Camili ... [et al.]; title: The synaptic cleft and synaptic cell adhesion / Thomas C. Südhof; title: The postsynaptic specialization / Morgan H.-T. Sheng; title: Signal transduction in the postsynaptic neuron: activity-dependent regulation of gene expression / Michael E. Greenberg and Edward B. Ziff; title: Synaptic plasticity: diverse targets and mechanisms for regulating synaptic efficacy / Robert C. Malenka and Steven A. Siegelbaum; title: The mechanisms and meanings of long-term synaptic depression in the mammalian brain / Mark F. Bear and David J. Linden; title: Synaptic plasticity and memory / Paul D. Grimwood, Stephen J. Martin, and Richard G.M. Morris; title: Synapse formation and maturation / Ann Marie Craig and Jeff W. Lichtman; title: Neurotrophins and refinement of visual circuitry / Edward S. Lein and Carla J. Shatz; title: Novel neurotransmitters and their neuropsychiatric relevance / Solomon H. Snyder and Christopher D. Ferris; title: Synaptic variability: new insights from reconstructions and Monte Carlo simulations with MCell / Joel R. Stiles ... [et al.].