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AT LAST - A comprehensive, accessible textbook on glial neurobiology! Authored by leading experts in the field, Glial Neurobiology provides a concise, thorough and up-do-date overview of glial cells function, the role of glial cells in various neural processes and their involvement in nervous system pathology.

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"This is a good book for neurosciences libraries." (Doody's Book Reviews)

Table of Contents
Preface.

List of abbreviations.

PART I: Physiology of Glia.

1. Introduction to Glia.

2. General Overview of Signalling in the Nervous System.

3. Morphology of Glial Cells.

4. Glial Development.

5. General Physiology of Glial Cells.

6. Neuronal-Glial Interactions.

PART II: Glial Cells and Nervous System Function.

7. Astrocytes.

8. Oligodendrocytes, Schwann Cells and Myelination.

PART III: Glia and Nervous System Pathology.

9. General Pathophysiology of Glia.

10. Gila and Diseases of the Nervous System.

Conclusions.

Recommended Literature.

Author Index.

Subject Index.

Glial Neurobiology

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    A Paperback / softback by Alexei Verkhratsky, Arthur Butt

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 29/06/2007
      ISBN13: 9780470517406, 978-0470517406
      ISBN10: 0470517409
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      AT LAST - A comprehensive, accessible textbook on glial neurobiology! Authored by leading experts in the field, Glial Neurobiology provides a concise, thorough and up-do-date overview of glial cells function, the role of glial cells in various neural processes and their involvement in nervous system pathology.

      Trade Review
      "This is a good book for neurosciences libraries." (Doody's Book Reviews)

      Table of Contents
      Preface.

      List of abbreviations.

      PART I: Physiology of Glia.

      1. Introduction to Glia.

      2. General Overview of Signalling in the Nervous System.

      3. Morphology of Glial Cells.

      4. Glial Development.

      5. General Physiology of Glial Cells.

      6. Neuronal-Glial Interactions.

      PART II: Glial Cells and Nervous System Function.

      7. Astrocytes.

      8. Oligodendrocytes, Schwann Cells and Myelination.

      PART III: Glia and Nervous System Pathology.

      9. General Pathophysiology of Glia.

      10. Gila and Diseases of the Nervous System.

      Conclusions.

      Recommended Literature.

      Author Index.

      Subject Index.

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