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