Neuroglia - Hardcover

Kettenmann, Helmut; Ransom, Bruce R.

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9780195078473: Neuroglia
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0195078470 ISBN 13: 9780195078473
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1995

Synopsis

Glia are support cells of the nervous system, more numerous than the nerve cells themselves. In recent years it has been discovered that they have a far wider range of functions than was previously known, so this new book is very timely. This is a definitive work covering all aspects of glial cells including glial morphology, physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, pathology and their involvement in the pathophysiology of neurological diseases. The book is written by leaders in the field of glial research and is carefully edited to ensure consistency and thoroughness in the treatment of each topic. A total of 69 chapters conveys in a highly readable fashion the excitement that pervades this rapidly expanding area of neurobiology. The enormous amount of new information about glial cells that is carefully summarized here leads to the inescapable realization that these cells interact importantly with neurons in all of the brain's main functions.

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About the Author

Helmut Kettenmann is at Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine. Bruce R. Ransom is at Yale University.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
1995
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0195078470
ISBN 13 
9780195078473
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
1104
Rating
  • 4.33 out of 5 stars
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