Frog Neurobiology

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVI

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2. Peripheral Systems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Electrophysiology of the Peripheral Myelinated Nerve

      • R. Stämpfli, B. Hille

      Pages 3-32

   3. Neuromuscular Transmission

      • J. H. Steinbach, C. F. Stevens

      Pages 33-92

   4. Morphology of the Autonomic Nervous System

      • J. Taxi

      Pages 93-150

   5. Physiology of the Autonomic Nervous System

      • B. L. Ginsborg

      Pages 151-168

   6. Structure and Function of the Epidermis

      • B. Lindemann, C. Voûte

      Pages 169-210

3. Sensory Systems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 211-211

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   2. Olfaction

      1. Structure of the Olfactory and Accessory Olfactory Systems

         • F. Scalia

         Pages 213-233

      2. Physiology of Olfactory Reception

         • R. C. Gesteland

         Pages 234-250

   3. Vision

      1. Visual Pigments and Photoreceptor Function

         • K. O. Donner, T. Reuter

         Pages 251-277

      2. Physiology and Morphology of the Retina

         • J. E. Dowling

         Pages 278-296

      3. Neurophysiology of the Anuran Visual System

         • O.-J. Grüsser, Ursula Grüsser-Cornehls

         Pages 297-385

      4. The Optic Pathway of the Frog: Nuclear Organization and Connections

         • F. Scalia

         Pages 386-406

      5. Cellular and Synaptic Architecture of the Optic Tectum

         • G. Székely, G. Lázár

         Pages 407-434

      6. Behavioral Correlates of Central Visual Function in Anurans

         • D. Ingle

         Pages 435-451

   4. Vestibular and Lateral Systems

      1. Morphology of Peripheral and Central Vestibular Systems

         • D. E. Hillman

         Pages 452-480

      2. Physiology of the Peripheral and Central Vestibular Systems

         • W. Precht

         Pages 481-512

      3. Amphibian Lateral Line Receptors

         • I. J. Russell

         Pages 513-550

   5. Auditory System

      1. Morphology and Physiology of the Auditory System

         • R. R. Capranica

         Pages 551-575

In review, the amount of information available on the morphological and func­ tional properties of the frog nervous system is very extensive indeed and in certain areas is the only available source of information in vertebrates. Further­ more, much of the now classical knowledge in neurobiology was originally ob­ tained and elaborated in depth in this vertebrate. To cite only a few examples, studies of nerve conduction, neuromuscular transmission, neuronal integration, sense organs, development, and locomotion have been developed with great detail in the frog and in conjunction provide the most complete holistic descrip­ tion of any nervous system. Added to the above considerations, the ease with which these animals may be maintained (both as adults and during development) and the advantage of their lower cost as compared with other vertebrate forms make the frog one of the most important laboratory animals in neurobiology. With these thoughts in mind, we decided to compile this volume. Our goal in doing so was to assemble as much as possible of the information available on frog neurobiology and to have the different topics covered by authorities in each of the fields represented. To keep the handbook restricted to one volume, we found it necessary to omit the large field of amphibian muscle neurobiology, which has already been summarized in various other publications.

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• Department of Physiology and Biophysics, New York University, School of Medicine, New York, USA

  Rodolfo Llinás

• Neurobiologische Abteilung, Max-Planck-Institut für Hirnforschung, Frankfurt-Niederrad, Federal Republic of Germany

  Wolfgang Precht

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