
Rio-Hortega's Third Contribution to the Morphological Knowledge and Functional Interpretation of the Oligodendroglia
Description
Key Features
- First English translation of seminal 1928 research
- Contains the broad descriptions and interpretations of the normal and pathological oligodendroglia
- Full original text and new introductory sections
Readership
Table of Contents
Dedication
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Pío del Río-Hortega (1882–1945): A Biographical Sketch
Preface
Preface references
1. Introduction
Denomination
Concept
2. Bibliographic Background
The “Mesoglia Cells” of Robertson
Cajal’s Adendritic Corpuscles
Initial Studies About Oligodendroglia
Confirmation and Discussion
Contradictory Ideas
On the Functional Concept
Relations Between Oligodendroglia and Nerve Fibers
Abnormal Variations
3. Material and Technique
4. Morphological Characteristics of the Oligodendroglia
Nuclei
Soma
Processes
Connections with Nerve Fibers and Vessels
Expansional Plexus
5. Textural Characteristics of Protoplasm in the Oligodendrocytes
Spongioplasm
Gliosomes
6. Morphological Varieties of Oligodendrocytes
First Type
Second Type
Third Type
Fourth Type
Myelin Sheaths and Septa
7. Abnormal Changes in the Oligodendroglia
Autolysis
Progressive Phenomena
Degenerative Phenomena
Phagocytic Intervention
Sideropexy
8. Morphological and Genetic Kinship Between Astrocytes and Oligodendrocytes
Histogenesis
Transitional Forms
9. Morphological and Physiological Parallelism of the Oligodendrocytes and Schwann Cells
Conclusion
References
Product details
- No. of pages: 124
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2013
- Published: June 3, 2013
- Imprint: Elsevier
- eBook ISBN: 9780124116085
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780124116177
About the Authors
Jose Iglesias-Rozas
Affiliations and Expertise
Manuel Garrosa
Affiliations and Expertise
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