Brain Slices in Basic and Clinical Research

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Publisher's Synopsis

Brain Slices in Basic and Clinical Research describes advancements in the field of brain function and dysfunction through use of central nervous system slice preparations. Topics are authored by leading scientists and include the following:

Mechanisms of synaptic plasticity as the basis of memory processes

Chaos and synaptic variability

Brain calcium currents

Glutamate receptors

Pathophysiology of excitotoxins

Cerebral hypoxia-ischemia

Neuronal injury

Free radicals

Optical methods of measuring brain metabolism

Voltammetry in brain slices

Calcium imaging

Patch-clamp recording and application of macromolecules through patch-clamp pipettes in brain slices

Intracellular double labeling of various neuronal populations

Use of brain slices in teaching neurophysiological methods
Most of the topics are published in book format for the first time, and some of the techniques are more fully detailed than in any other book.

Book information

ISBN:	9780849347603
Publisher:	CRC Press
Imprint:	CRC Press
Pub date:	13 Apr 1995
DEWEY:	612.820724
DEWEY edition:	20
Language:	English
Number of pages:	342
Weight:	691g
Height:	235mm
Width:	156mm
Spine width:	24mm