Excitatory amino acid transmission in health and disease

Excitatory amino acid transmission in health and disease / Robert Balazs, Richard J. Bridges, Carl W. Cotman ; illustrated by Cheryl A. Cotman.

Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS). It regulates normal CNS function, is a major participant in pathology, and serves learning, memory, and higher cognitive functions. The 12 chapters of this book provide the first comprehensive coverage...

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Main Author: Balázs, R.
Other Authors: Bridges, Richard J., Cotman, Carl W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Excitatory amino acids > Physiological effect.
Excitatory amino acids > Pathophysiology.
Central nervous system > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Neuroscience.
PSYCHOLOGY > Neuropsychology.
Central nervous system > Diseases
Excitatory amino acids > Pathophysiology
Excitatory amino acids > Physiological effect
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 OVERVIEW AND PERSPECTIVE; 2 IONOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS: GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS; 3 AMPA RECEPTORS; 4 KAINATE RECEPTORS; 5 NMDA RECEPTORS; 6 DELTA GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS; 7 METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS; 8 GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTERS; 9 MOLECULAR ORGANIZATION OF GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS IN THE POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY; 10 TRAFFICKING OF GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS; 11 EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSMISSION AND SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY; 12 GLUTAMATE AND GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS IN NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES; Bibliography; Index.

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