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You will use it from an undergraduate school all the way to medical school.AudienceAudience: Intended for everyone interested in Neurophysiology, particularly undergraduate and graduate life science students, medical students, and nursing students.FeaturesFully illustrated.Written in clear, concise format.Difficult concepts are explained in simple terms.Navigate from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrasesAccess the guide anytime, anywhere - at home, on the train, in the subway.Use your down-time to prepare for an exam.Always have the guide available for a quick reference.Table of ContentsI. Neurocellular AnatomyNeuron: Axon | Dendrite | Apical dendrite | Dendritic spine | Afferent nerve | Efferent nerve | Sensory nerve | Motor nerveAxonal Transport and Growth: Axoplasmic transport | Kinesin | Dynein | Myosin | Growth cone | Axon guidanceSynapse: Synaptic Vesicles | Exocytosis | Endocytosis | Synaptic plasticity | SNARE | Synaptobrevin | Synapsin | NSF | Excitatory synapse | Inhibitory synapse | Electrical synapse | Gap junctionTypes of neurons: Pyramidal cell | Betz cell | Purkinje cell | Neuromuscular junction | Muscle spindle | Golgi organ | Motor neuron | Sensory neuronGlial cell: Astrocyte | Oligodendrocyte | Schwann cell | Myelin | Nodes of RanvierCytoskeleton: Actin | Intermediate filament | MicrotubuleII. Membranes And TransportMembrane Structure: Fluid mosaic model | Detailed StructureMembrane Components: Phospholipids | Sphingomyelin | Glycolipid | Glycocalix | CholesterolMovement of Molecules: Diffusion | Osmosis | Electrochemical gradientPassive transport: Facilitated diffusion | Ion channelActive transport: ATP-Dependent Na/K Pump | Proton pump | Antiporter | SymporterIII. Ion ChannelsChannels: Ion channel | Gap junctionVoltage-gated: Potassium channel | Sodium channel | BK channel | Inward-rectifier potassium ion channel | Resting channels | Calcium channelLigand-gated: NMDA receptor | AMPA receptor | Kainate receptor | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor | Glycine receptor | GABA receptorOther ion channels: Cyclic nucleotide-gated | Stretch-activated | G-protein-gated | Light-gated | Gap junctionIV. Electrical PhenomenaReview: Electrical charge | Resistance | CapacitanceResting Membrane Potential: Ionic Basis | Number of ions involved in generating the resting potential | Equilibrium potential | Other values of membrane potential | Implications | Nernst equation | Goldman equation | Depolarization | HyperpolarizationAction Potential: Threshold and initiation | Circuit model | Propagation | Refractory period | Evolutionary purpose | Nodes of Ranvier | Reflex arcPostsynaptic Potential: Excitatory postsynaptic potential | Inhibitory postsynaptic potential | Spatial summation | Temporal summation | ShuntingV. Signal TransductionExtracellular Signalling - Neurotransmitters and receptors: Acetylcholine | Degradation by acetylcholinesterase | Ach Receptors...