Bacq Chemical Transmission of Nerve Impulses

A Historical Sketch
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-5451-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 116 Seiten, Web PDF

Chemical Transmission of Nerve Impulses: A Historical Sketch is a translation of the French edition ''Les Transmissions chimiques de l'influx nerveux'' published by Gauthier-Villars in Paris. Organized into 12 chapters, this book begins with a discussion on the definition and importance of the phenomenon of chemical transmission, with chapters specifically devoted to both cholinergic and adrenergic ones. This text then elucidates the general organization of the nervous system in vertebrates. The opposition to the theory of chemical transmission and the state of comparative physiology with regard to chemical transmission are also explained.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bacq, Z. M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Chemical Transmission of Nerve Impulses: A Historical Sketch;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Dedication;6
6;Preface to the English edition;10
7;Preface to the French edition;12
8;Chapter 1. Definition and importance of the phenomenon of chemical transmission;14
9;Chapter 2. General organization of the nervous system in Vertebrates;19
10;Chapter 3. The forerunners;24
11;Chapter 4. Cholinergic transmission;28
11.1;4.1. First phase. The parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system;28
11.2;4.2. Second phase. The cholinergic nature of the motor nerves to striated muscles and the preganglionic fibres of the autonomic nervous system;42
12;Chapter 5. Adrenergic transmission;53
13;Chapter 6. The progress of biochemical research;68
13.1;6.1. Acetylcholine synthesis and studies of cholinesterases;68
13.2;6.2. Catecholamine synthesis;71
14;Chapter 7. The opposition to the theory of chemical transmission;74
15;Chapter 8. Some blind alleys;88
16;Chapter 9. Comparative physiology;93
17;Chapter 10. The triumph: The central nervous system;100
18;Chapter 11. Working in Sir Henry Dale's department;105
19;Chapter 12. Scientists and science;109
19.1;12.1. Europe versus the U.S.A;109
19.2;12.2. The adventurous spirit; the flair;111
19.3;12.3. The power and simplicity of facts and their utilization;113
19.4;12.4. The diversity of temperaments;116
20;A few complementary references;122