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The Sensory Circumventricular Organs of the Mammalian Brain

Subfornical Organ, OVLT and Area Postrema

Part of the book series: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology (ADVSANAT, volume 172)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
  2. Introduction

    • Michael J. McKinley, Robin M. McAllen, Pamela Davern, Michelle E. Giles, Jenny Penschow, Nana Sunn et al.
    Pages 1-2
  3. Location, General Structure and Ependymal Cells of Sensory Circumventricular Organs

    • Michael J. McKinley, Robin M. McAllen, Pamela Davern, Michelle E. Giles, Jenny Penschow, Nana Sunn et al.
    Pages 3-16
  4. Regional Subdivisions Within Sensory Circumventricular Organs

    • Michael J. McKinley, Robin M. McAllen, Pamela Davern, Michelle E. Giles, Jenny Penschow, Nana Sunn et al.
    Pages 17-22
  5. Vasculature, Compartmental Barriers, Neurons and Glia in the Sensory Circumventricular Organs

    • Michael J. McKinley, Robin M. McAllen, Pamela Davern, Michelle E. Giles, Jenny Penschow, Nana Sunn et al.
    Pages 23-34
  6. Neurochemical Aspects of Sensory Circumventricular Organs

    • Michael J. McKinley, Robin M. McAllen, Pamela Davern, Michelle E. Giles, Jenny Penschow, Nana Sunn et al.
    Pages 35-54
  7. The Neural Connections of the Sensory Circumventricular Organs

    • Michael J. McKinley, Robin M. McAllen, Pamela Davern, Michelle E. Giles, Jenny Penschow, Nana Sunn et al.
    Pages 55-66
  8. Immediate-Early Gene Expression in Sensory Circumventricular Organs

    • Michael J. McKinley, Robin M. McAllen, Pamela Davern, Michelle E. Giles, Jenny Penschow, Nana Sunn et al.
    Pages 67-79
  9. Functions of the Sensory Circumventricular Organs

    • Michael J. McKinley, Robin M. McAllen, Pamela Davern, Michelle E. Giles, Jenny Penschow, Nana Sunn et al.
    Pages 81-97
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 99-127

About this book

This is the only book entirely devoted to the sensory circumventricular organs. It reviews research into their detailed anatomy, neurochemistry, neural connections, and functions, and provides the reader with many illustrations previously unpublished.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine, University of Melbourne, Australia

    Michael J. McKinley, Robin M. McAllen, Pamela Davern, Michelle E. Giles, Jenny Penschow, Nana Sunn, Aaron Uschakov, Brian J. Oldfield

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Sensory Circumventricular Organs of the Mammalian Brain

  • Book Subtitle: Subfornical Organ, OVLT and Area Postrema

  • Authors: Michael J. McKinley, Robin M. McAllen, Pamela Davern, Michelle E. Giles, Jenny Penschow, Nana Sunn, Aaron Uschakov, Brian J. Oldfield

  • Series Title: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55532-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-00419-6Published: 06 June 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-55532-9Published: 11 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0301-5556

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-7065

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 127

  • Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Human Physiology, Neurology

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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