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Before studying this unit you should have a basic understanding of how ions and molecules move across membranes (Unit 6). Many examples of communication between cells have to do with homeostasis, so you should understand the principles of this (Unit 15). The nervous system has close links with chemical communication systems (Unit 16) and you should already have some knowledge of this topic. The nervous system underlies much of animal behaviour and the control of muscle contraction (Units 29 and 24).
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Alberts, B., Bray, D., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K. and Watson, J.D. Molecular Biology of the Cell (3rd ed.) (New York: Garland, 1994). An enormous but excellent textbook which puts the reader in touch with current ideas without too much pain on the way. The molecular biology of neurones and synapses is dealt with in a clear, direct way.
Guyton, A.C. & Hall, J.E. Textbook of Medical Physiology (9th ed.) (Philadelphia: Saunders, 1996). I like this hefty textbook of human physiology for its thoroughness and clear, no-frills diagrams.
Guyton, A.C. Human Physiology and Mechanisms of Disease (5th ed.) (Philadelphia: Saunders, 1992). Effectively a shorter, boiled-down version.
Schmidt-Nielsen, K. Animal Physiology: Adaptation and Environment (4th ed.) (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990). One of the all-time great textbooks! Exciting, authoritative and easy to read, it puts animal physiology in the context of the environment.
Withers, P.C. Comparative Animal Physiology (Fort Worth: Saunders, 1992). More detailed than Schmidt-Nielsen, with wider ranging examples: the inevitable cost is that it is a less easy read.
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Sutton, J. (1998). Cell Communication: Nerves. In: Biology. Macmillan Foundations. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15201-8_17
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