Aminergic transmission. Introduction and short review
1973; Elsevier BV; Volume: 62; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0006-8993(73)90708-7
ISSN1872-6240
Autores Tópico(s)Asthma and respiratory diseases
ResumoThis chapter discusses the synapses of the nervous system. A unique property of nerve cells is the ability to form interneuronal contacts (synapses) while still retaining their structural individuality, and to transfer information. Development of the principal elements of all systems of the brain and the organization of its neuronal connections are genetically determined and programmed in embryogenesis.. The nerve cells of the CNS are differentiated at very early stages of development and make connections with millions of other neurons or their processes. The formation of such connections is possible only during development of the CNS. Neurons form connections which are genetically determined. During CNS development many interneuronal contacts are formed, and oligomers are involved. During this period any hindrance can interfere with the development of brain connections and result in irreversible defects. Throughout life, however, the human memory continues to accumulate information as a result of the appearance of new functional associations because of activation of the available neuronal structures (synapses).
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