Glial ⇔ Neuronal Signaling

Abstract

Preface. List of contributors. 1. The glial-neuronal interactions and signaling: an introduction S. Baltan Tekkok, B.R. Ransom. 2. Gene function in glial-neuronal interactions L. Soustelle, A. Giangrande. 3. Structural association of glia with the various compartments of neurons A. Reichenbach, A. Derouiche, J. Grosche, M. Hanani. 4. Morphological plasticity of astroglial/neuronal interactions: functional implications G.I. Hatton. 5. Astroglia as a modulation interface between meninges and neurons F. Mercier. 6. Expression and possible functions of glutamate and GABA receptors in glial cells from the hippocampus Min Zhou, H.K. Kimelberg. 7. Ion channels in astrocytes G. Seifert, C. Steinhauser. 8. Specialized channels in astrocytes K.A. Parkerson, H. Sontheimer. 9. Glutamate uptake by astroglia D.E. Bergles, J.D. Rothstein. 10. pH regulation and acid/base-mediated transport in glial cells J.W. Deitmer. 11. Glial-neuronal interactions and brain energy metabolism A.M. Brown, S. Baltan Tekkok, B.R. Ransom. 12. Calcium signaling in glia H. Kettenmann, C.G. Schipke. 13. Astrocyte gap junctions and glutamate-induced neurotoxicity C. Giaume, W. Meme, A. Koulakoff. 14. Mechanism and significance of astrocytic Ca2+ signaling G. Arcuino, M. Cotrina, M. Nedergaard. 15. Glutamate-mediated bi-directional signaling between neurons and astrocytes V. Parpura. 16.The regulated release of transmitters from astrocytes D.S. Evanko, Jai-Yoon Sul, Qi Zhang, P.G. Haydon. 17. Role of astrocytes in the formation, maturation and maintenance of synapses M. Slezak, F.W. Pfrieger. Index. Accompanying CD contains electronic files of all figures, including color, tables and movies: inside back cover.