The Tripartite Synapse
Subtitle: Glia in Synaptic Transmission
Contributors: Andrea Volterra (Editor); Pierre Magistretti (Editor); Philip Haydon (Editor)
Edition: Har/Cdr edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: December 2, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780198508540
Subjects: Biochemistry; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Neurosciences; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Neurology - General; Neuroscience; Medical / Neuroscience; Neural transmission; Neuroglia
First sentence: Section 1 of this book explores the structural basis of neurone-glial communication within the CNS, and in particular at synapses, and discusses how astrocytes are pivotal for synapse formation and maintenance as well as for handling neurotransmitters and energy sources during synaptic activity.