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Taking a comprehensive approach in which all aspects of the vagal afferent system are considered, this extensive text reviews the development, neurochemistry, anatomy, biophysics, pharmacology, and physiology of the vagal afferent nerves. The authors present experimental techniques used to investigate the development, morphology, electrophysiology and reflex function of the vagal afferent nerves, and include state-of-the-art reviews of vagal afferent neurobiology by some of the world's leading experts in these fields.

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Taking a comprehensive approach in which all aspects of the vagal afferent system are considered, from the terminals in the visceral tissues to the neural pathways within the central nervous system, this extensive text reviews the development, neurochemistry, anatomy, biophysics, pharmacology, and physiology of the vagal afferent nerves. The authors present experimental techniques used to investigate the development, morphology, electrophysiology and reflex function of the vagal afferent nerves, and include state-of-the-art reviews of vagal afferent neurobiology by some of the world's leading experts in these fields.

"Over all, this book is well written and widely considers the most outstanding research in the vagal afferent neurobiology.  Therefore, I recommend his reading to those involved in related fields which needs to understand the vagal afferent neurobiology, since it provides useful information for clinic and basic scientists, as well as for biomedical students."         -  Rosario Pasaro, Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy, Feb. 2009, Vol. 37

Tartalomjegyzék:

Development and Plasticity. The Embryology of Vagal Sensory Neurons. Vagal Afferent Neurons: Neurotrophic Factors and Epigenetic Influences. Vagal Sensory Ganglion Neurons. Voltage-Gated Ion Channels in Vagal Afferent Neurons. Electrophysiological Studies of Target-Identified Vagal Afferent Cell Bodies. Vagal Sensory Nerve Terminals. Advances in Neural Tracing of Vagal Afferent Nerves andTerminals. Mechanotransduction by Vagal Tension Receptors in the Upper Gut. Chemical Transduction in Vagal Afferent Nerve Endings. Connection in the CNS. Synaptic Transmission in the Nucleus Tractus Solitarius (NTS). Nitroxergic Modulation in the NTS: Implications for Cardiovascular Function. Monoaminergic Modulation in the Brainstem: Implication for Airway Function. Organ Specific Afferent Nerve. Bronchopulmonary Vagal Afferent Nerves. Vagal Afferents Innervating the Gastrointestinal Tract. Cardiac Vagal Afferent Nerves. Vagal Reflexes and Sensation. Vagal Afferent Nerve Stimulated Reflexes in the GI Tract. Reflexes Initiated by Activation of the Vagal Afferent Nerves Innervating the Airways and Lungs. Axon Reflex and Neurogenic Inflammation in Vagal Afferent Nerves. Vagal Afferents and Visceral Pain. Electrical Stimulation of the Vagus Nerve for the Treatment of Epilepsy. Index.