Neuron-Glia Interrelations During Phylogeny
Subtitle: I.  Phylogeny and Ontogeny of Glial Cells (Contemporary Neuroscience)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: July 20, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780896033146
Subjects: Animal physiology; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Neurosciences; Neurology - General; Neurophysiology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Zoology - General; Neuroscience; Medical / Neuroscience; General; Developmental Neurobiology; Growth; Neuroglia
First sentence: In brain and spinal cord, neurons and their processes (axons and dendrites) are almost completely ensheathed by glia with one important exception, i.e., the synaptic junctions mediating the chemical transmission of nerve impulses (Figs. 1 and 2).