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Neurosecretion: Secretory Mechanisms

  • Describes unique secretory properties of neuroendocrine neurons
  • Endorsed by the International Neuroendocrine Federation
  • Written by leading experts in the field

Part of the book series: Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology (MANEURO, volume 8)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Neurosecretion: A Historical Overview

    • Harold Gainer
    Pages 1-16
  3. Neurosecretion: Hypothalamic Somata versus Neurohypophysial Terminals

    • Govindan Dayanithi, José R. Lemos
    Pages 17-42
  4. Somato-Dendritic Secretion of Neuropeptides

    • Colin H. Brown, Mike Ludwig, Javier E. Stern
    Pages 59-80
  5. Molecular Controls on Regulated Neurotransmitter and Neurohormone Secretion

    • Victor Cazares, Edward L. Stuenkel
    Pages 103-125
  6. Secretory Astrocytes

    • Alexei Verkhratsky, Robert Zorec
    Pages 127-160
  7. Neuroendocrine and Metabolic Regulation of Plasma Growth Hormone Secretory Profiles

    • Lili Huang, Yang Chen, Zhengxiang Huang, Chen Chen
    Pages 195-218
  8. How Do Bacterial Neurotoxins Affect Neurosecretion?

    • Bernard Poulain, Frédéric Doussau
    Pages 241-269
  9. Secretory Mechanisms in Paramecium

    • Helmut Plattner
    Pages 271-290
  10. Correction to: Somato-Dendritic Secretion of Neuropeptides

    • Colin H. Brown, Mike Ludwig, Javier E. Stern
    Pages C1-C1
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 291-307

About this book

How do electrical activity and calcium signals in neurons influence the secretion of peptide hormones? This volume presents the current state of knowledge regarding the electrical, calcium signaling and synaptic properties of neuroendocrine systems from both vertebrate and invertebrate systems. The contributions span in vivo and in vitro studies that address: state‐dependent plasticity, relevance of firing patterns, membrane properties, calcium flux (including dynamic imaging and homeostasis), and molecular mechanisms of exocytosis, including from non-neuronal secretory cells. The chapters focus not only on research results but also on how experiments are conducted using state-of-the-art techniques, and how the resulting data are interpreted.

While there are many books on the secretory properties of neurons, this is the first to focus on the distinctive secretory properties of neuroendocrine neurons. Accordingly, it offers an important text for undergraduate and graduate neuroscience students, and will also appeal to established scientists and postdoctoral fellows.

This is the eighth volume in the Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology series- now a co-publication between Springer Nature and the INF (International Neuroendocrine Federation). 

*Volumes 1-7 published by Wiley     




Editors and Affiliations

  • Medical School, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, USA

    José R. Lemos

  • Molecular Mechanisms in Neurodegenerative Diseases Laboratory, MMDN, University of Montpellier, EPHE, INSERM, UMR-S1198, Montpellier, France

    Govindan Dayanithi

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