Book ; Online ; E-Book: Neuroglia
function and pathology
2023
Abstract: Front Cover -- Neuroglia: Function and Pathology -- Neuroglia: Function and Pathology -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Biography -- Preface -- 1 - History of neuroglial research -- 1. Early history of neuroscience -- 1.1 The birth of ... ...
| Author's details | Alexei Verkhratsky, Arthur M. Butt |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Front Cover -- Neuroglia: Function and Pathology -- Neuroglia: Function and Pathology -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Biography -- Preface -- 1 - History of neuroglial research -- 1. Early history of neuroscience -- 1.1 The birth of encephalocentric philosophy-the brain as the centre of human consciousness -- 1.2 Neuroanatomy and ventricular localisation of function -- 1.3 Cortical localisation of functions -- 2. Nerve cells -- 3. Neurophysiology: animal electricity, excitability and ion channels (from 1500 to present) -- 4. Neurophysiology: chemical neurotransmission -- 5. The concept of neuroglia -- 6. Early views on functions of neuroglia -- 7. The beginning of the modern era -- 8. Recapitulation -- References -- 2 - The concept of neuroglia: definition, classification and evolution -- 1. General perspective: multicellular brain and the active milieu of nervous tissue -- 2. Neuroglia-the homeostatic cells of the nervous system -- 3. Classification -- 4. Numbers: how many glial cells are in the brain? -- 5. Evolution of neuroglia -- 5.1 General remarks -- 5.2 Evolution of the nervous system -- 5.3 Primeval neuroglia in Caenorhabditis elegans -- 5.4 Evolution of homeostatic neuroglia -- 5.4.1 Platyhelminthes -- 5.4.2 Tardigrada -- 5.4.3 Annelida -- 5.4.3.1 Complex neuroglia of the earthworm -- 5.4.3.2 Multiple types of homeostatic glia in leech -- 5.4.4 Arthropoda: heterogeneous homeostatic glia in insects -- 5.4.5 Mollusca -- 5.4.6 Hemichordata and Echinodermata -- 5.4.7 Lower vertebrates -- 5.4.8 Amphibians -- 5.4.9 Reptiles and birds -- 5.4.10 Mammals -- 5.5 Evolution of the blood-brain barrier: glial perspective -- 5.6 Evolution of myelination -- 5.7 Evolution of microglia -- 5.8 Animal models for glial research from evolutionary perspective -- 6. Recapitulation -- References -- 3 - Astroglial physiology. |
| Keywords | Electronic books |
| Language | English |
| Size | 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 713 Seiten), Illustrationen |
| Publisher | Elsevier Academic Press |
| Publishing place | London |
| Publishing country | Great Britain |
| Document type | Book ; Online ; E-Book |
| Note | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Remark | Zugriff für angemeldete ZB MED-Nutzerinnen und -Nutzer |
| HBZ-ID | HT030021450 |
| ISBN | 978-0-12-821566-1 ; 9780128215654 ; 0-12-821566-6 ; 0128215658 |
| Database | ZB MED Catalogue: Medicine, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture |
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