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Regulatory mechanisms of neuron to vessel communication in the brain

edited by Fiorenzo Battaini ... [et al.]

(NATO ASI series, ser. H . Cell biology ; v. 33)

Springer-Verlag, c1989

  • : Berlin
  • : New York

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"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Regulatory Mechanisms of Neuron to Vessel Communication in the Brain, held in Salò, Italy, from September 3-9, 1988"--T.p. verso

"Published in cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division."

Includes index

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Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Regulatory Mechanisms of Neuron to Vessel Communication in the Brain held in Salo, Italy, September 3-8, 1988

Table of Contents

The ultrastructural basis of capillary permeability.- Structural and functional polarity of the blood-brain barrier.- Active and facilitated amino acid transport mechanisms across the brain capillary endothelial cells in physiological and pathological condition.- Central noradrenergic innervation of cerebral microvessels: implications for an autonomic nervous system within the brain.- Innervation of the cerebral vasculature and its putative role in the coupling of flow to metabolism.- Peptidergic innervation of the cerebral vasculature and its functional significance.- Neurotransmitter coupled responses in the microvasculature of the brain under normal and pathological conditions.- Physiological and pathological events mediated by capillary neurotransmitter receptors.- Biochemical changes of brain microvessels during aging.- Experimental models of ischemia.- Mechanisms of ischemic damage to neurons, glial cells and vascular tissue.- Dynamic variations of the extracellular space in the central nervous system.- Role of glial cells in the control of the neuronal microenvironment.- Functional interactions between neurons and glial cells.- Alteration of the blood-brain-barrier by components of the immune system.- Relationships between neuronal activity, energy metabolism and cerebral circulation.- Measurement of regional hemodynamic and metabolic changes in the central nervous system with imaging techniques.- Use of positron emission tomography to study patterns of brain metabolism in relation to age and disease: a correlation matrix approach.

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