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Biology and Pathology of Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions

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Editors:
  1. Sergey Fedoroff

    1. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

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  2. Bernhard H. J. Juurlink

    1. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

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  3. Ronald Doucette

    1. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

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Part of the book series: Altschul Symposia Series (ALSS, volume 2)

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Table of contents (37 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Metabolic and Ionic Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages xi-xi
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    2. Metabolic Interactions between Neurons and Astrocytes

      • Leif Hertz
      Pages 1-13

    3. The Perinodal Astrocyte: Functional and Developmental Considerations

      • Stephen G. Waxman
      Pages 15-25

    4. Anoxia-Induced Extracellular Ion Shifts in Mammalian CNS White Matter

      • Daniel M. Philbin Jr., Brunce R. Ransom
      Pages 27-50

    5. Hyperexcitability of Neurons and Astrocytes in Epileptic Human Cortex

      • Ann H. Cornell-Bell, Anne Williamson
      Pages 51-65

    6. Inter-Cellular Signalling by Nitric Oxide

      • John Garthwaite, Eric Southam, Richard Morris
      Pages 67-73

    7. Production of Nitrosyl Mediators in Astrocytes

      • Sean Murphy, Martha L. Simmons
      Pages 75-81

  3. Regulation of Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages N1-N1
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    2. The Possible Roles of Astrocytes in Energy Metabolism of the Brain

      • Bernd Hamprecht, Ralf Dringen, Brigitte Pfeiffer, Georg Kurz
      Pages 83-91

    3. Astroglia: Receptors, Second Messengers, and Function

      • M. O. Kristian Enkvist, Yanping Shao, Ken D. McCarthy
      Pages 93-102

    4. Neurotrophic Factors Produced by Astrocytes involved in the Regulation of Cholinergic Neurons in the Central Nervous System

      • Ambrish J. Patel, Carol W. Gray
      Pages 103-115

    5. Olfactory Ensheathing Cells: Factors Influencing the Phenotype of These Glial Cells

      • R. Doucette, R. Devon
      Pages 117-124

    6. Role of Peroxidase-Positive Astrocytes in Estradiol-Related Hypothalamic Damage

      • Hyman M. Schipper
      Pages 125-139

    7. Regulation of Gene Expression in Astrocytes

      • Jean de Vellis
      Pages 141-151

    8. GFAP Gene Expression in Normal and Reactive Astrocytes

      • M. Tardy, G. Le Prince, S. Babajko, H. Riol, C. Fages, B. Rolland
      Pages 153-161

  4. Trophic Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages N2-N2
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    2. Astrocytes Can Act as Permissive Substrates for the Growth of NGF-Sensitive Axons in Vivo

      • Michael D. Kawaja, Fred H. Gage
      Pages 163-171

    3. Glial-Neuronal Interactions Exemplified by the Synthesis and Actions of Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor

      • P. M. Richardson, S. Gupta, S. Carbonetto, R. J. Dunn, R. J. Riopelle
      Pages 173-179

    4. How Does Thrombin Cause Neurite Retraction ?

      • Hana S. Suidan, Denis Monard
      Pages 181-191
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About this book

This volume is made up of papers presented at the Second International Altschul Symposium: Biology and Pathology of Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions. The symposium was held in Saskatoon, Canada at the University of Saskatchewn in May, 1992 in memory of Rudolf Altschul, a graduate of the University of Prague and a pioneer in the fields of the biology of the vascular and nervous systems. Dr. Altschul was Professor and Head of the Department of Anatomy at the University of Saskatchewan from 1955 to 1963. The Altschul Symposia were made possible by an endowment left by Anni Altschul and by other contributions. The symposia are held biennially. One of the greatest challenges for present day scientists is to uncover the mechanisms of brain function. Although cellular anatomy of the nervous system has already been well outlined and indeed was delineated by the beginning of the century, experimental analysis of the function of the brain is relatively recent. The framework of the brain is made up of stellate cells, the astrocytes, which are interconnected by means of their processes, thus presenting a meshwork through which the neurons send their axons, accompanied by oligodendrocytes. Microglia are distributed throughout the brain.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

    Sergey Fedoroff, Bernhard H. J. Juurlink, Ronald Doucette

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biology and Pathology of Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions

  • Editors: Sergey Fedoroff, Bernhard H. J. Juurlink, Ronald Doucette

  • Series Title: Altschul Symposia Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9486-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1993

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-44565-1Published: 30 November 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-9488-5Published: 08 May 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-9486-1Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 458

  • Topics: Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology, Plant Sciences, Neurosciences

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