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Foreword to Ed. 3Introduction | |
Properties of Neuroglial Cells | |
Evolution of glial cells: insights from invertebrate glia | |
Evolution of glial cells | |
Invertebrate glia | |
Non-mammalian, vertebrate glia | |
Morphology, Ultrastructure and Identification | |
Astrocyctes and Ependymal Glia | |
Radial glial cells | |
Structure and Function of Oligodendrocytes | |
Schwann cells and myelin | |
Microglial Cells | |
Pericytes of the central nervous system | |
NG2 Cells (Polydendrocytes) | |
Glial Cells in autonomic and sensory ganglia | |
Lineage and development | |
Astrocyte Development | |
Lineage and development: Oligodendrocytes | |
The Schwann Cell Lineage: Cellular Transitions During Development and After Injury | |
Microglia Lineage and Development | |
Physiological Properties | |
Physiology of astrocytes: Ion channels and ion transporters | |
Release of gliotransmitters and transmitter receptors in astrocytes | |
Storage and release of non-transmitter signaling molecules from macroglia | |
Physiology of microglia | |
Physiology of Oligodendrocytes | |
Physiological Properties of NG2+ Glial Cells | |
Cytokine, chemokine and growth factor receptors and signaling | |
Lipids, lipid mediators and other signaling molecules | |
Gap Junctions and Hemichannels | |
Purinergic Mechanisms in Glial Cells | |
Calcium signalling in neuroglia | |
The Central Role of Astrocytes in Neuroenergetics | |
Genomic Profiles | |
The Astrocyte Transcriptome | |
Gene expression patterns of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells and oligodendroglia | |
Functions of Neuroglial Cells | |
Outer Subventricular Zone Radial Glial Cells | |
Glial control of synaptogenesis | |
Neuron Migration and Axon Guidance | |
The Role of Glia in the Formation and Function of the Blood-Brain Barrier | |
Control of the extracellular ionic environment and volume | |
Amino Acid Neurotransmitter Synthesis and Removal | |
Glycogen and Energy Metabolism | |
Astrocyte regulation of neurovascular control | |
Modulation of synaptic function and network activity | |
Astrocytic modulation of mammalian synapses circuits and behaviors | |
Adult neurogenesis | |
Modulation of neuroendocrine systems | |
Oligodendrocytes/Schwann cells | |
Myelin, Impulse Conduction, and the Pathophysiology of Demyelination | |
Transcription factors in myelinating cells | |
Factors controlling myelin formation | |
Regulation of Myelination by Functional Activity | |
Iron and Glia | |
Microglia | |
Role of microglia in the normal brain | |
Factors controlling microglial activation | |
Roles of activated microglia | |
Immune functions of microglia | |
Role of glial cells in disease | |
Mechanisms of glial injury | |
Astrocyte Responses to CNS Injury and Disease | |
Metabolic injury of oligodendrocytes and myelin | |
Interaction of microglia with neurons and astrocytes under lesioned neuronal conditions | |
Schwann cells and injury | |
Recovery of Neural Function | |
Nerve Regeneration in the Peripheral Nervous System | |
Nerve fibre regeneration in the CNS of higher vertebrates | |
Glial Cell Transplantation for CNS Repair | |
Diseases | |
Focal cerebral ischemia: The multifaceted role of glial cells | |
Gliomas | |
Malignant Glioma | |
Glial tumors in Neurofibromatosis and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex | |
Demyelinating diseases | |
Multiple Sclerosis | |
Genetic mutations affecting myelin formation | |
Neurodegenerative Diseases | |
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) | |
Alzheimer's disease | |
Huntington disease, Parkinson disease and other neurodegenerative diseases | |
Infectious diseases | |
Glia in Bacterial and Viral CNS Infections | |
Miscellaneous diseases | |
Neuroglia in Hepatic Encephalopathy | |
Microglia and Pain | |
Genetic disorders affecting astrocytes | |
Epilepsy | |
Psychiatric Disorders | |
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