Ions in the Brain
By - George G. Somjen
Floor
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Floor 2
Published
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Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2004
ISBN 10 - 0195151712
ISBN 13 - 9780195151718
Book Status
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3 Qnty Available with us.
Subject
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Neural transmission
Shelf No
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9
Call Number
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616.8047 SOM
Physical Description
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xxix, 470 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Notes
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Includes Index
Ions, their movements across membranes, and their flow through specialized ion channels are central to the understanding of brain function, normal and pathological. This book deals with the regulation of ions in brain, and the effects of changing ion levels on the excitability of neurons and on synaptic transmission. The roles of ions in generating epileptic seizures are considered, as well as in the devastation caused by hypoxia and stroke in brain tissue.