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Gap Junctions in the Nervous System

  • David C. Spray
  • Rolf Dermietzel
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Part of the Neuroscience Intelligence Unit book series (NIU.LANDES)

Table of contents

  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
  21. Back Matter
    Pages 313-317
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About this book

Keywords

brain nervous system neurons proteins tissue

Authors and affiliations

  • David C. Spray
    • 1
  • Rolf Dermietzel
    • 2
  1. 1.Departments of Neuroscience and MedicineAlbert Einstein College of MedicineBronxUSA
  2. 2.Institute of AnatomyUniversity of RegensburgRegensburgGermany

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-21935-5
  • Copyright Information Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1996
  • Publisher Name Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
  • eBook Packages Springer Book Archive
  • Print ISBN 978-3-662-21937-9
  • Online ISBN 978-3-662-21935-5
  • Series Print ISSN 1431-0406
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