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Neuronal Recognition

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  • © 1976

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Editors:
  1. Samuel H. Barondes

    1. Department of Psychiatry School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego La Jolla, USA

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Part of the book series: Current Topics in Neurobiology (CTNB)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Specificity in Synaptic Development and Regeneration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Neuronal Recognition in the Retinotectal System

      • Marcus Jacobson
      Pages 3-23

    3. Specificity of Nerve-Muscle Interactions

      • Douglas M. Fambrough
      Pages 25-67

    4. Reactive Synaptogenesis in the Adult Nervous System

      • Carl W. Cotman, Gary S. Lynch
      Pages 69-108

    5. The Expression of Neuronal Specificity in Tissue Culture

      • Richard P. Bunge
      Pages 109-128

  3. Morphological and Biochemical Studies of Synapses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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    2. From the Growth Cone to the Synapse

      • Karl H. Pfenninger, Rosemary P. Rees
      Pages 131-178

    3. Biochemical Studies of Synaptic Macromolecules

      • I. G. Morgan, G. Gombos
      Pages 179-202

  4. Toward a Molecular Basis of Neuronal Recognition

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
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    2. Cell Recognition in Embryonic Morphogenesis and the Problem of Neuronal Specificities

      • A. A. Moscona
      Pages 205-226

    3. An in Vitro Assay for Retinotectal Specificity

      • Stephen Roth, Richard B. Marchase
      Pages 227-248

    4. Membranes as a Tool for the Study of Cell Surface Recognition

      • R. Merrell, D. I. Gottlieb, L. Glaser
      Pages 249-273

    5. Morphogenetic Role of Glycosaminoglycans (Acid Mucopolysaccharides) in Brain and Other Tissues

      • Bryan P. Toole
      Pages 275-329

    6. Cell Surface Carbohydrate-Binding Proteins: Role in Cell Recognition

      • Samuel H. Barondes, Steven D. Rosen
      Pages 331-356

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 357-367
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About this book

An outstanding characteristic of the nervous system is that neurons make selective functional contacts. Each neuron behaves as if it recog­ nizes the neurons with which it associates and rejects associations with others. The specific interneuronal relationships that result define the innate neuronal circuits that determine the functioning of this system. The purpose of this volume is to present some approaches to the problem of neuronal recognition. The volume has been somewhat arbitrarily divided into three sections. In the first section, the overrid­ ing theme is the degree of specificity of neuronal recognition. How specific is specific? Is the specificity so precise that the neurites of one neuron will only make synaptic contact with a unique target neuron? If less precise, within what range? Are the rules for specification that are operative in the embryo still operative at the same level of precision when connections regenerate in the mature organism? Are they still operative in dissociated tissue grown in culture? The second section of this volume contains reviews of morphologi­ cal studies of synaptogenesis and biochemical studies of synaptic com­ ponents. Can the morphology of developing cellular contacts provide clues about selectivity? Can the chemical components of synaptic junc­ tions be isolated and characterized? Do they include resolvable compo­ nents that mediate neuronal recognition? The third section contains studies seeking to identify the existence of specific molecules that might mediate cellular recognition. A major question here is whether molecules of this type even exist.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychiatry School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego La Jolla, USA

    Samuel H. Barondes

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Neuronal Recognition

  • Editors: Samuel H. Barondes

  • Series Title: Current Topics in Neurobiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2205-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1976

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-2207-8Published: 22 February 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-2205-4Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 368

  • Number of Illustrations: 107 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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