1. Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. Part One. Electrical Properties of Cells and Homeostasis
6. 2. Electrical Properties of Neurons 31
7. 3. Ion Permeability and Membrane Potentials 70
8. 4. Ion Pumps and Homeostasis 107
9. Part Two. Active Propagation of Neural Signals
10. 5. Action Potentials: The Hodgkin-Huxley Experiments 145
11. 6 The Structure and Function of Voltage- Gated Na⁺ and K⁺ Channels 192
12. 7. The Diversity of Ion Channels 231
13. Part Three. Synaptic Transmission and Ligand- Gated Channels
14. 8. Presynaptic Mechanisms of Synaptic Transmission (revised by Thomas J. O’Dell) 281
15. 9. Excitatory Transmission 328
16. 10. Inhibitory Transmission (revised by Thomas J. O’Dell) 385
17. Part Four. Metabotropic Transmission and Neuromodulation
18. 11. Metabotropic Transmission: Receptors and G Proteins 417
19. 12. Metabotropic Transmission: Effector Molecules 441
20. 13. Metabotropic Transmission: Calcium 476
21. 14. Long- Term Potentiation (originally written and newly revised by Thomas J. O’Dell) 509
22. Part Five. Sensory Transduction
23. 15. Mechanoreceptors 545
24. 16. Photoreceptors and Olfactory Receptor Neurons 583
25. Appendix: Symbols Used 629
26. References 633
27. Index 723