Preface. List of contributors. 1. The glial-neuronal interactions and signaling: an introduction; S. Baltan Tekkök, 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. Steinhäuser. 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 Tekkök, B.R. Ransom. 12. Calcium signaling in glia; H. Kettenmann, C.G. Schipke. 13. Astrocyte gap junctions and glutamate-induced neurotoxicity; C. Giaume, W. Même, 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.
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