Acknowledgments

Preface

Part One. Cellular Neurochemistry and Neural Membranes

1. Neurocellular Anatomy
Cedric S. Raine.

2. Cell Membrane Structures and Functions
R. Wayne Albers.

3. Lipids
Bernard W. Agranoff, Joyce A. Benjamins, and Amiya K. Hajra.

4. Myelin Formation, Structure and Biochemistry
Pierre Morell and Richard H. Quarles.

5. Membrane Transport
R. Wayne Albers and George J. Siegel.

6. Electrical Excitability and Ion Channels
Bertil Hille and William A. Catterall.

7. Cell Adhesion Molecules
David R. Colman and Marie T. Filbin.

8. Cytoskeleton of Neurons and Glia
Laura L. Kirkpatrick and Scott T. Brady.

9. Intracellular Trafficking
Thomas C. Südhof.

Part Two. Intercellular Signaling

10. Synaptic Transmission and Cellular Signaling: An Overview
Ronald W. Holz and Stephen K. Fisher.

11. Acetylcholine
Palmer Taylor and Joan Heller Brown.

12. Catecholamines
Michael J. Kuhar, Pastor R. Couceyro, and Philip D. Lambert.

13. Serotonin
Alan Frazer and Julie G. Hensler.

14. Histamine
Lindsay B. Hough.

15. Glutamate and Aspartate
Raymond Dingledine and Chris J. McBain.

16. GABA and Glycine
Richard W. Olsen and Timothy M. DeLorey.

17. Purinergic Systems
Joel M. Linden.

18. Peptides
Richard E. Mains and Betty A. Eipper.

19. Growth Factors
Gary E. Landreth.

Part Three. Intracellular Signaling

20. G Proteins
Eric J. Nestler and Ronald S. Duman.

21. Phosphoinositides
Stephen K. Fisher and Bernard W. Agranoff.

22. Cyclic Nucleotides
Ronald S. Duman and Eric J. Nestler.

23. Calcium
James W. Putney.

24. Serine and Threonine Phosphorylation
Eric J. Nestler and Paul Greengard.

25. Tyrosine Phosphorylation
Lit-fui Lau and Richard L. Huganir.

26. Transcription Factors in the Central Nervous System
James Eberwine.

Part Four. Growth, Development and Differentiation

27. Development
Jean de Vellis and Ellen Carpenter.

28. Axonal Transport
David L. Stenoien and Scott T. Brady.

29. Axon Sprouting and Regeneration
Carl W. Cotman.

30. Biochemistry of Aging
Caleb E. Finch and George S. Roth.

Part Five. Metabolism

31. Circulation and Energy Metabolism of the Brain
Donald D. Clarke and Louis Sokoloff.

32. BloodBrainCerebrospinal Fluid Barriers
John Laterra, Richard Keep, Lorris A. Betz, and Gary W. Goldstein.

33. Nutrition and Brain Function
Gary E. Gibson and John P. Blass.

34. Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury and Oxidative Stress
Laura L. Dugan and Dennis W. Choi.

35. Eicosanoids, Platelet-Activating Factor and Inflammation
Nicolas G. Bazan.

36. Neuropathy
David E. Pleasure.

37. Epileptic Seizures and Epilepsy
Brian Meldrum and Astrid Chapman.

38. Metabolic Encephalopathies
Roger F. Butterworth.

39. Diseases Involving Myelin
Richard H. Quarles, Pierre Morell, and Henry F. McFarland.

Part Six. Inherited and Neurodegenerative Diseases

40. Genetics of Inherited Diseases
Kunihiko Suzuki.

41. Lysosomal and Peroxisomal Diseases
Kunihiko Suzuki and Marie T. Vanier.

42. Diseases of Carbohydrate, Fatty Acid and Mitochondrial Metabolism
Salvatore diMauro and Darryl C. De Vivo.

43. Disorders of Muscle Excitability
Robert L. Barchi.

44. Diseases of Amino Acid Metabolism
Marc Yudkoff.

45. Neurotransmitters and Disorders of the Basal Ganglia
J. Sian, M.B.H. Youdim, P. Riederer, and M. Gerlach.

46. Biochemistry of Alzheimer's and Prion Diseases
Dennis J. Selkoe and Peter J. Lansbury.

Part Seven. Neural Processing and Behavior

47. Molecular Biology of Vision
Hitoshi Shichi.

48. Molecular Biology of Olfaction and Taste
Stuart J. Firestein, Robert F. Margolskee, and Sue Kinnamon.

49. Endocrine Effects on the Brain and Their Relationship to Behavior
Bruce S. McEwen.

50. Learning and Memory
Bernard W. Agranoff, Carl W. Cotman, and Michael D. Uhler.

51. Neurochemistry of Schizophrenia
Herbert Y. Meltzer and Ariel Y. Deutch.

52. Biochemical Hypotheses of Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Jack D. Barchas and Margaret Altemus.

53. Neurochemical Bases of Drug Abuse
George R. Uhl.

54. Positron Emission Tomography
Kirk A. Frey.

Glossary

Amino Acids in Proteins