Handbook of Neurochemistry: Volume II: Structural Neurochemistry

Front Matter....Pages i-xxix
Water Spaces....Pages 1-10
Water Movement....Pages 11-22
The Cerebrospinal Fluid....Pages 23-48
Choroid Plexus....Pages 49-69
Spinal Cord....Pages 71-101
The Use of Brain Slices....Pages 103-114
Electrical Phenomena and Isolated Tissues from the Brain....Pages 115-136
DNA Metabolism and Cell Proliferation....Pages 137-182
Neurons and Glia: Separation Techniques and Biochemical Interrelationships....Pages 183-193
Chemistry of Isolated Invertebrate Neurons....Pages 195-239
Nuclei....Pages 241-254
Lysosomes....Pages 255-301
Brain Mitochondria....Pages 303-326
The Synaptosome....Pages 327-364
Structural Components of the Synaptic Region....Pages 365-392
Peripheral Nerve....Pages 393-422
Nucleic Acid and Protein Metabolism of the Axon....Pages 423-434
Axoplasmic Transport....Pages 435-446
Compartmentation of Amino Acid Metabolism....Pages 447-472
Metabolic and Anatomical Specialization Within the Retina....Pages 473-504
Metabolic Information Derived from Radioautography....Pages 505-524
Enzyme Histochemistry: Applications and Pitfalls....Pages 525-538
Neurochemistry of Invertebrates....Pages 539-562
Back Matter....Pages 563-579