Regulatory Mechanisms of Neuron to Vessel Communication in the Brain

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
The Ultrastructural Basis of Capillary Permeability....Pages 1-20
Structural and Functional Polarity of The Blood-Brain Barrier....Pages 21-35
Active and Facilitated Amino Acid Transport Mechanisms Across the Brain Capillary Endothelial Cells in Physiological and Pathological Conditions....Pages 37-64
Central Noradrenergic Innervation of Cerebral Microvessels: Implications for an Autonomic Nervous System within the Brain....Pages 65-74
Innervation of the cerebral vasculature and its putative role in the coupling of flow to metabolism....Pages 75-95
Peptidergic Innervation of the Cerebral Vasculature and its Functional Signfiicance....Pages 97-111
Neurotransmitter Coupled Responses in the Microvasculature of the Brain Under Normal and Pathological Conditions....Pages 113-143
Physiological and Pathological Events Mediated by Capillary Neurotransmitter Receptors....Pages 145-168
Biochemical Changes of Brain Microvessels during Aging....Pages 169-185
Experimental Models of Ischemia....Pages 187-208
Mechanisms of Ischemic Damage to Neurons, Glial Cells and Vascular Tissue....Pages 209-227
Dynamic Variations of the Extracellular Space in the Central Nervous System....Pages 229-252
Role of Glial Cells in the Control of the Neuronal Microenvironment....Pages 253-270
Functional Interactions between Neurons and Glial Cells....Pages 271-306
Alteration of the Blood-Brain-Barrier by Components of the Immune System....Pages 307-324
Relationships between Neuronal Activity, Energy Metabolism and Cerebral Circulation....Pages 325-344
Measurement of Regional Hemodynamic and Metabolic Changes in the Central Nervous System with Imaging Techniques....Pages 345-392
Use of Positron Emission Tomography to Study Patterns of Brain Metabolism in Relation to Age and Disease: A Correlation Matrix Approach....Pages 393-410
Back Matter....Pages 411-418