Ion Channels -

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Résumé :
Volume 3 continues the series' focus on presenting the latest advances in the study of ion channels by including articles on developmental regulation of potassium channels, genetic studies of ion channels in emDrosophila/em, kinetic properties and regulation of GABAsubA receptor channels, and other subjects.

Sommaire:
1 Developmental Regulation of Potassium Channels and the Impact on Neuronal Differentiation.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Whole-Cell Currents.- 3. Modeling.- 4. Single-Channel Currents.- 5. Regulation: Critical Periods.- 6. Calcium-Dependent Action Potentials and Their Roles.- 7. Potassium Channel Genes.- 8. Conclusion.- 9. References.- 2 Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels in Adult Hippocampal Neurons.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Methods.- 3. Results.- 4. Discussion.- 5. References.- 3 Amino Acid Receptor-Mediated Synaptic Currents in the Ca1 Region of the Hippocampus.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Excitatory Postsynaptic Currents.- 3. Inhibitory Postsynaptic Currents.- 4. Concluding Remarks.- 5. References.- 4 Intracellular Regulation of GABAA-Receptor Function.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Phosphorylation.- 3. Second Messenger Systems.- 4. Experimental Aspects.- 5. Discussion.- 6. References.- 5 Axon Terminal Hyperexcitability Seen in Epileptogenesis in Vitro.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Axon Terminal Backfiring in an in Vitro Seizure Model.- 3. Significance of Axon Terminal Hyperexcitability for Epileptiform Activity.- 4. References.- 6 Neural Correlates of Memory Storage: The Role of Ion Channels.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Ion Conductances in Hermissenda B Photoreceptors.- 3. Reduction of Potassium Currents as a Memory Trace in Hermissenda.- 4. Mammalian Brain Correlates of Associative Memory.- 5. Calcium-Mediated Phosphorylation of Ion Channels and Memory.- 6. The Role of Small G Proteins.- 7. Long-Term Memory and Structural Modification.- 8. References.- 7 Functional Regulation of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Channels in Muscle.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor.- 3. Regulation by Protein Kinase C.- 4. Regulation by cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase.- 5. Regulation by Tyrosine-Specific Protein Kinase.- 6. Regulation by Neurotransmitters and Peptides.- 7. Role of Glycosylation.- 8. Muscle nAChR Expressed in Xenopus Oocytes.- 9. Concluding Remarks.- 10. References.- 8 Rapid Activation and Desensitization of Transmitter-Liganded Receptor Channels by Pulses of Agonists.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Methods.- 3. Results.- 4. Discussion and Conclusions.- 5. References.- 9 Neurogenetic Studies of Ion Channels in Drosophila.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Sodium Channels.- 3. Potassium Channels.- 4. Conclusions.- 5. References.- 10 Kinetic Properties and Regulation of GABAA Receptor Channels.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Gating of GABAA Receptor Channels.- 3. Regulation of GABAA Receptor Channels.- 4. Summary.- 5. References.