Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1. Spinogenesis and the Morphology of Dendritic Spines
Ignacio González-Burgos¹ and Dulce A. Velázquez-Zamora²
¹Laboratorio “Burgos” de Investigaciones Psicobiológicas, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
²Research Coordination, Tlajomulco University Center, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico
Chapter 2. Molecular Mechanisms and Cytoskeleton-Associated Protein Dynamics Underlying Dendritic Spine Plasticity
David González-Tapia¹ and Mario Flores-Soto²
¹División de Salud, Centro Universitario de Tlajomulco, Universidad de Guadalajara. Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco. México
²División de Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente, IMSS. Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
Chapter 3. Electrical Properties of Dendritic Spines
Allan T. Gulledge
Department of Molecular and Systems Biology Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
Chapter 4. Synaptic Plasticity-Associated Signaling Pathways in Dendritic Spines
Marta Zagrebelsky
Division of Cellular Neurobiology, Zoological Institute, Technical University of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
Chapter 5. Dendritic Spine Plasticity and the Processing of Cognitive Synaptic Information
Ignacio González-Burgos¹ and Nallely Vázquez-Hernández²
¹Laboratorio “Burgos” de Investigaciones Psicobiológicas, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
²Universidad Tecnológica de México (UNITEC), Campus Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
Chapter 6. Estrogen-Mediated Signaling in Dendritic Spines that Promote Memory Formation
Victoria Luine¹ and Maya Frankfurt²
¹Department of Psychology, Hunter College of CUNY, New York, USA
²Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, USA
Chapter 7. The Role of Astrocytes and Microglia in Synaptic Plasticity and Its Implications in Health
Isabel Barón-Mendoza, Juan F. Duarte-Campos and Aliesha González-Arenas
Departamento de Medicina Genómica y Toxicología Ambiental, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
Chapter 8. Pathological Plasticity of Dendritic Spines Derived from Malnutrition
Humberto Martínez-Orozco, Zyanya Gloria Mena Casas and Sofía Díaz-Cintra
Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla-Queretaro, Querétaro, México
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