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Gap Junctions in the Nervous System

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Authors:
  1. David C. Spray

    1. Departments of Neuroscience and Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA

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  2. Rolf Dermietzel

    1. Institute of Anatomy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

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Part of the book series: Neuroscience Intelligence Unit (NIU.LANDES)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Gap Junctions in the Nervous System: An Introduction

    • David C. Spray, Rolf Dermietzel
    Pages 1-11

  3. Molecular Diversity and Plasticity of Gap Junctions in the Nervous System

    • Rolf Dermietzel
    Pages 13-38

  4. Physiological Properties of Gap Junction Channels in the Nervous System

    • David C. Spray
    Pages 39-59

  5. Gap Junctions as Electrical Synapses

    • Michael V. L. Bennett
    Pages 61-77

  6. Cell Coupling in the Retina

    • David I. Vaney
    Pages 79-102

  7. The Modulation of Gap Junction Permeability in the Retina

    • Reto Weiler
    Pages 103-121

  8. Modulation of Connexon Density in Gap Junctions of Fish Horizontal Cells

    • Hartwig Wolburg, Gertrud Kurz-Isler
    Pages 123-133

  9. Characterization and Regulation of Gap Junction Channels in Cultured Astrocytes

    • Christian Giaume, Laurent Venance
    Pages 135-157

  10. Do Glial Gap Junctions Play a Role in Extracellular Ion Homeostasis?

    • Bruce R. Ransom
    Pages 159-173

  11. Subcellular Topography and Plasticity of Gap Junction Distribution on Astrocytes

    • Astrid Rohlmann, J. R. Wolff
    Pages 175-192

  12. Effect of Gap Junctional Communication on Glioma Cell Function

    • Christian C. G. Naus, John F. Becherger, Shari L. Bond
    Pages 193-202

  13. Gap-Junctional Communication in Mammalian Cortical Astrocytes: Development, Modifiability and Possible Functions

    • Christian M. Müller
    Pages 203-212

  14. Connexin32 and X-Linked-Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

    • Suzanne M. Deschênes, Linda Jo Bone, Kenneth H. Fischbeck, Steven S. Scherer
    Pages 213-227

  15. Regulation of Connexin Expression in Schwann Cells

    • Karen J. Chandross, David C. Spray, John A. Kessler
    Pages 229-241

  16. Gap Junction Expression in the Olfactory System

    • Fernando Miragall, Otto Traub, Rolf Dermietzel
    Pages 243-260

  17. Temporal Expression of Gap Junctions During Neuronal Ontogeny

    • Renato Rozental, David C. Spray
    Pages 261-277

  18. Dendritic Gap Junctions in Developing Neocortex: A Possible Route for Wave-Like Propagation of Neuronal Activity

    • Alejandro Peinado
    Pages 279-288

  19. Electric Coupling in Epileptogenesis

    • Peter L. Carlen, Jose L. Perez-Velazquez, Taufik A. Valiante, Shokrollah S. Jahromi, Berj L. Bardakjian
    Pages 289-299

  20. Spreading Depression—A Gap Junction Mediated Event?

    • Maiken Nedergaard, Steven Goldman
    Pages 301-312
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Departments of Neuroscience and Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA

    David C. Spray

  • Institute of Anatomy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

    Rolf Dermietzel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Gap Junctions in the Nervous System

  • Authors: David C. Spray, Rolf Dermietzel

  • Series Title: Neuroscience Intelligence Unit

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-21935-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-21937-9Published: 13 November 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-21935-5Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1431-0406

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 317

  • Number of Illustrations: 176 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Jointly published with R.G. Landes, Biomedical Publishers, Georgetown, USA

  • Topics: Neurosciences, Cell Biology

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