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Structural And Functional Organization Of The Synapse

Publication year: 2008

ISBN: 978-0-387-77232-5

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Synapses play a central role in the brain by mediating signal transmission between neurons. This book provides a fundamental description of the synapse by leading experts in the field. Each individual synapse carries out its numerous functions in a tiny space, thereby requiring an exquisite molecular and functional arrangement. This book describes the molecular structure and cellular function of central synapses in the brain, providing a detailed view of the brain’s fundamental unit of information storage.


Subject: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Alzheimer, biochemistry, neurology, neurons, physiology