Principles of NeurobiologyPrinciples of Neurobiology presents the major concepts of neuroscience with an emphasis on how we know what we know. The text is organized around a series of key experiments to illustrate how scientific progress is made and helps upper-level undergraduate and graduate students discover the relevant primary literature. Written by a single author in |
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Liqun Luo. ix. NOTE. ON. GENE. AND. PROTEIN. NOMENCLATURE. This book mostly follows the unified convention of Molecular Biology of the Cell 6th Edition by Alberts et al. (Garland Science, 2015) for naming genes. Regardless of species, gene ...
Liqun Luo. ix. NOTE. ON. GENE. AND. PROTEIN. NOMENCLATURE. This book mostly follows the unified convention of Molecular Biology of the Cell 6th Edition by Alberts et al. (Garland Science, 2015) for naming genes. Regardless of species, gene ...
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... genes 11.21 Rett syndrome is caused by defects in MeCP2, a regulator of global gene expression 11.22 MeCP2 acts predominantly in post-mitotic neurons to regulate their maturation and function 11.23 Restoring MeCP2 expression in ...
... genes 11.21 Rett syndrome is caused by defects in MeCP2, a regulator of global gene expression 11.22 MeCP2 acts predominantly in post-mitotic neurons to regulate their maturation and function 11.23 Restoring MeCP2 expression in ...
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... genes to assess their functions RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated knockdown can also be used to assess gene function Genetic mosaic analysis can pinpoint which cell is critical for mediating 13.9 gene action 12.14 Photoreceptor neurons ...
... genes to assess their functions RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated knockdown can also be used to assess gene function Genetic mosaic analysis can pinpoint which cell is critical for mediating 13.9 gene action 12.14 Photoreceptor neurons ...
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... gene expression; epigenetic modifications typically include DNA methylation and various forms of post-translational ... genes and the environment, and heritability itself can change with the environment. Still, twin studies offer ...
... gene expression; epigenetic modifications typically include DNA methylation and various forms of post-translational ... genes and the environment, and heritability itself can change with the environment. Still, twin studies offer ...
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... gene to test its function in a biological process. These experiments are extremely powerful because genes are the basic units for regulating many biological processes, including neurobiological processes. In addition, genetic ...
... gene to test its function in a biological process. These experiments are extremely powerful because genes are the basic units for regulating many biological processes, including neurobiological processes. In addition, genetic ...
Contents
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Chapter 3 Signaling across Synapses | 69 |
Chapter 4 Vision | 121 |
Chapter 5 Wiring of the Visual System | 167 |
Chapter 6 Olfaction Taste Audition and Somatosensation | 207 |
Chapter 7 Wiring of the Nervous System | 277 |
Chapter 8 Motor and Regulatory Systems | 325 |
Chapter 9 Sexual Behavior | 377 |
Chapter 10 Memory Learning and Synaptic Plasticity | 415 |
Chapter 11 Brain Disorders | 467 |
Chapter 12 Evolution of the NervousSystem | 513 |
Chapter 13 Ways of Exploring | 557 |
GLOSSARY | 1 |
INDEX | 1 |
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