Cell biology and physiology of astroglia
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Henry Stewart Talks
2011, 2011
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| Series: | Physiology and pathophysiology of neuroglia : roles in health and disease
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| Collection: | Henry Stewart Talks - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Astrocytes
- Functions of astroglia
- Adult neurogenesis
- The functional architecture of grey matter
- The blood-brain barrier and astrocytes
- Astroglial perivascular processes
- Mechanisms of molecular traffic through the blood-brain barrier
- Controlling microcirculation
- Metabolic support of neuronal networks
- Brain energetics
- The lactate shuffle
- Homeostatic function
- Water movements
- Signalling function
- Astroglia in synaptic transmission
- Astrocytes as secretory cells
- Distal signalling through the release of gliotransmitters