Sensory hair cells : synaptic transmission /
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| Author / Creator: | Akoev, G. N. (Georgiĭ Nikolaevich) |
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| Uniform title: | Sinapticheskai͡a peredacha v ret͡septorakh akustiko-lateralʹnoĭ sistemy. English |
| Imprint: | Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, c1993. |
| Description: | viii, 194 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1563337 |
Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Anatomy of the Mechano- and Electroreceptors of the Acousticolateral System. 1.1. The Organ of Corti. 1.2. Semicircular Canals. 1.3. The Otolith Organs. 1.4. Lateral-Line Organs. 1.5. Electroreceptors
- Ch. 2. Electrophysiological Analysis of Synaptic Transmission in Hair Cells. 2.1. Electrical Characteristics of Hair Cells. Receptor Potentials. 2.2. Ionic Mechanisms of Receptor Potential Generation. 2.3. The Functional Properties of Hair Cells of Ampullary Electroreceptors. 2.4. Electrical Responses of the Postsynaptic Membrane. 2.5. The Effect of Ions on Synaptic Processes
- Ch. 3. The Mode of Action of Amino Acid-Using Synapses. 3.1. Release of Amino Acids. 3.2. The Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Release. 3.3. A Transmitter Inactivation Mechanism. 3.4. Characteristics of Amino Acid Binding Sites. 3.5. Pharmacology of Amino Acid Receptors. 3.6. The Mode of Action of Excitatory Amino Acids
- Ch. 4. Pharmacology of Synaptic Transmission in Receptors of the Acousticolateral System. 4.1. The Organ of Hearing. 4.2. The Vestibular Apparatus. 4.3. Lateral-Line Organ. 4.4. Electroreceptors.
