[PDF] Molecular Approaches To Neurobiology eBook

Author : Ian R. Brown
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 18,57 MB
Release : 2014-06-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 1483282295

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Molecular Approaches to Neurobiology deals with molecular approaches to the analysis of the nervous system. This book surveys the current state of knowledge in a number of areas of molecular neurobiology that includes the subcellular level of chromatin structure, complexity of RNA synthesis, role of hormones in cell differentiation, and molecular correlates between neuropeptides and behavior. A comprehensive review of procedures for the isolation of specific brain cells and their experimental use is also provided at the end of this text. This publication is useful to those working in the field of neurochemistry and those engaged in morphological and physiological approaches to the analysis of the nervous system, as well as molecular biologists and biochemists working with non-neural tissues.

Author : Ruth Heidelberger
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 36,76 MB
Release : 2009-01-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0080920837

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An understanding of the nervous system at virtually any level of analysis requires an understanding of its basic building block, the neuron. From Molecules to Networks provides the solid foundation of the morphologic, biochemical, and biophysical properties of nerve cells. All chapters have been thoroughly revised for this second edition to reflect the significant advances of the past 5 years. The new edition expands on the network aspects of cellular neurobiology by adding a new chapter, Information Processing in Neural Networks, and on the relation of cell biological processes to various neurological diseases. The new concluding chapter illustrates how the great strides in understanding the biochemical and biophysical properties of nerve cells have led to fundamental insights into important aspects of neurodegenerative disease. Written and edited by leading experts in the field, the second edition completely and comprehensively updates all chapters of this unique textbook Discusses emerging new understanding of non-classical molecules that affect neuronal signaling Full colour, professional graphics throughout Includes two new chapters: Information Processing in Neural Networks - describes the principles of operation of neural networks and the key circuit motifs that are common to many networks in the nervous system. Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative Disease - introduces the progress made in the last 20 years in elucidating the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying brain disorders, including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson disease, and Alzheimer’s disease

Author : W. Maxwell Cowan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 40,9 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0195111664

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This text provides a broad but authoritative view of the cellular and molecular aspects of developmental neurobiology written by leaders in the field.

Author : Adalberto Merighi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 35,44 MB
Release : 2007-12-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0387224602

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There are numerous books on cellular and molecular protocols for general use in cell biology but very few are exclusively devoted to neurobiology. This book fills this gap and explains in a clear and consistent manner, some of the more commonly used protocols in neuroscience research. Each chapter is written by either the person who invented the procedure or an expert in the field. The format is uniform: "Overview," "Background," "Protocols," and "results and discussion." Each protocol begins with the principle of the technique, studies in cell culture, materials and reagents, and, lastly, step-by-step outline of the procedure itself. This highly practical book is also well illustrated (with 17 four color plates) to make the concepts and procedures easy to understand and perform.

Author : Steve Heinemann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 45,33 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 1461574889

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This book is a collection of papers describing some of the first attempts to apply the techniques of recombinant DNA and molecular biology to studies of the nervous system. We believe this is an important new direction for brain research that will eventually lead to insights not pos sible with more traditional approaches. At first glance, the marriage of molecular biology to brain research seems an unlikely one because of the tremendous disparity in the histories of these two disciplines and the problems they face. Molecular biology is by nature a reductionist approach to biology. Molecular biologists have always tried to attack central questions in the most direct approach possible, usually in the most simple system available: a bacterium or a bacterial virus. Important experiments can usually be repeated quickly and cheaply, in many cases by the latest group of graduate students entering the field. The success of molecular biology has been so profound because the result of each important experiment has made the next critical question obvious, and usually answerable, in short order. Studies of the nervous system have a very different history. First, the human brain is what really interests us and it is the most complex structure that we know in biology. The central question is clear: How do we carry out higher functions such as learning and thinking? How ever, at present there is no widely accepted and testable theory of learn ing and no clear path to such a theory.

Author : Zach W. Hall
Publisher : Sinauer Associates, Incorporated
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 28,72 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Medical
ISBN :

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An introduction to Molecular Neurobiology, is a textbook of contemporary cellular and molecular neurobiology written for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and practising neurobiologists. This book describes the behaviour and properties of neurons and glia and how these arise from the molecules that constitute them. Major sections focus on the signals that neurons use and how they are produced, the molecular and cellular organization of neurons and glia, neuronal differentiation, synaptic plasticity, and the molecular basis of neuronal diseases. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field and gives an up-to-date account of major questions, experimental approaches, the present state of knowledge, and future directions. Boxes provide historical, technical, or biographical notes, and expand on points of particular interest to contemporary research. The book has been carefully edited to give uniformity of style and coverage, and is illustrated in two colours.

Author : P. REVEST
Publisher : Springer
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 39,14 MB
Release : 1998-07-24
Category : Medical
ISBN :

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Molecular Neuroscience takes an interesting and original approach to explaining the present and future impact of molecular biology on the study of neuroscience. It provides the reader with a level of understanding which will allow them to delve deeper into the ever expanding neuroscience literature. A good balance is achieved between a didactic style and well-selected examples of experimental approaches. This book is written for 2nd and 3rd year life science undergraduates and MSc students on a range of courses. Medical students and researchers requiring a concise introduction to neuroscience, particularly the latest molecular approaches, will also find it essential.

Author : Glen Baker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 41,49 MB
Release : 2007-03-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0387303596

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The Handbook is intended to be a service to the neuroscience community, to help in finding available and useful information, to point out gaps in our knowledge, and to encourage continued studies. It represents the valuable contributions of the many authors of the chapters and the guidance of the editors and most important, it represents support for research in this discipline. Based on the rapid advances in the years since the second edition

Author : C. U. M. Smith
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 31,99 MB
Release : 2003-06-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 047085717X

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This edition of the popular text incorporates recent advances in neurobiology enabled by modern molecular biology techniques. Understanding how the brain works from a molecular level allows research to better understand behaviours, cognition, and neuropathologies. Since the appearance six years ago of the second edition, much more has been learned about the molecular biology of development and its relations with early evolution. This "evodevo" (as it has come to be known) framework also has a great deal of bearing on our understanding of neuropathologies as dysfunction of early onset genes can cause neurodegeneration in later life. Advances in our understanding of the genomes and proteomes of a number of organisms also greatly influence our understanding of neurobiology. * Well known and widely used as a text throughout the UK, good reviews from students and lecturers. * Good complement to Fundementals of Psychopharmacology by Brian Leonard. This book will be of particular interest to biomedical undergraduates undertaking a neuroscience unit, neuroscience postgraduates, physiologists, pharmacologists. It is also a useful basic reference for university libraries. Maurice Elphick, Queen Mary, University of London "I do like this book and it is the recommended textbook for my course in Molecular Neuroscience. The major strength of the book is the overall simplicity of the format both in terms of layout and diagrams."

Author : H. Soreq
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 11,38 MB
Release : 1984-10-31
Category : Medical
ISBN :

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Introduces neurobiologists to the possible uses of molecular biology methodology in the investigation of neurobiological phenomena. Part one treats the theory and reviews the current knowledge of molecular studies of the nervous system. Part two is practical and includes background material, recommended references to specific methodologies, and detailed `cookbook' recipes for carrying out the various techniques.