The Fine Structure of the Nervous System: Neurons and Their Supporting Cells

Peters, Alan

ISBN 10: 0195065719 / ISBN 13: 9780195065718

Published by Oxford University Press, USA, New York, NY, 1990

About this Item

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 528 p. Audience: General/trade. Very good. Near Fine. Light wear to cloth cover and corners.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Fine Structure of the Nervous System: Neurons and Their Supporting Cells
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195065719
• ISBN 13: 9780195065718
• Binding: Hard cover
• Edition: 3rd ed.

About this title

Synopsis

This book represents the most complete and authoritative description on the fine structure of the nervous system available in a single volume. Beginning with background material on the neuron, the book then examines specific portions of the nerve cell, and of the various supporting cells. Structure is first described in a general fashion, followed by detailed coverage of the fine structure of each component, with full discussion of how the structural features relate to their functions. Extensively revised and rewritten, this book will bring readers up to date with the many important developments that have taken place since publication of the previous edition. It includes over 130 electron micrographs and line drawings, many of which are new to this edition.

About the Author

Alan Peters, Waterhouse Professor of Anatomy; Chairman, Department of Anatomy, Boston University School of Medicine. Sanford L. Palay, Bullard Professor of Neuroanatomy, Emeritus Harvard Medical School. Henry deF. Webster, Chief, Laboratory of Experimental Neuropathology, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke.