Plasticity in Nerve Cell Function

ISBN-13: 9780198524182 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 152 str.

P. G. Kostyuk; Platon Kostyuk

Opis

This book summarizes the most recent data on the molecular and cellula r mechanisms that determine the unique properties of nerve cells-their ability to differentiate, establish connections to each other, and to form the nervous system with its immense capability for receiving, an alyzing, and storing information about one's external and internal wor ld. The author underscores the key role of calcium ions in this proces s, as well as nervous system function in aging and neural pathology. D rawing from significant new research that has never been punlished, Pl asticity in Nerve Cell Function will be of interest to researchers and students with an interest in the fields of neurophysiology, cellular physiology, biophysics, and neurochemistry. It will also be valuable t o researchers and medical doctors with an interest in neuropathology a nd aging.

Recenzje

"...a good starting point into the field." Brain, 1999

O autorze

Professor Platon Kostyuk is Director of the Physiological Institute of Kiev State University, Ukraine. His main research interests are neurophysiology - in particular synaptic processes in the spinal cord - and cell biophysics.