Molecular & Cellular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Release
- 1st Edition, Volume 29 - July 21, 1998
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Lennart Stjarne, Angus C. Nairn, Shirish Shenolikar, Paul Greengard, Sten E. Grillner, Tomas G.M. Hokfelt
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 0 3 6 1 2 9 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 8 1 4 9 3 - 7
This volume reviews recent findings on the regulation of exocytotic release of neurotransmitters from nerve terminals. Leading international investigators examine the properties… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis volume reviews recent findings on the regulation of exocytotic release of neurotransmitters from nerve terminals. Leading international investigators examine the properties and composition of the vesicles that store neurotransmitters and the molecular and cellular mechanisms that cause a vesicle to release transmitters in response to a nerve impulse.
Coverage includes detailed analyses of quantal release of transmitters in the central and peripheral nervous systems. These studies shed new light on the questions of whether different transmitters are released together in fixed amounts and proportions, and whether and why effectors respond to such "transmitter quanta" in a quantal fashion. The book also highlights the relevance of research on neurotransmitter release to the study of various forms of synaptic plasticity, including higher functions such as learning and memory.
Coverage includes detailed analyses of quantal release of transmitters in the central and peripheral nervous systems. These studies shed new light on the questions of whether different transmitters are released together in fixed amounts and proportions, and whether and why effectors respond to such "transmitter quanta" in a quantal fashion. The book also highlights the relevance of research on neurotransmitter release to the study of various forms of synaptic plasticity, including higher functions such as learning and memory.
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 29
- Published: July 21, 1998
- No. of pages (Hardback): 592
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780120361298
- eBook ISBN: 9780123814937
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Lennart Stjarne
Affiliations and expertise
Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, SwedenAN
Angus C. Nairn
Angus C. Nairn is currently Associate Professor at The Rockefeller University. He has published a large number of papers concerned with the structure and regulation of protein kinases and phosphatases involved in signal transduction, particularly with respect to signalling by calcium.
Affiliations and expertise
Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Rockefeller University, New York, U.S.A.SS
Shirish Shenolikar
Affiliations and expertise
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.PG
Paul Greengard
Affiliations and expertise
Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller UniversitySG
Sten E. Grillner
Affiliations and expertise
Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, SwedenTH
Tomas G.M. Hokfelt
Affiliations and expertise
Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden