Glial Cells in Health and Disease of the CNS

A timely overview covering the three major types of glial cells in the central nervous system - astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocytes. New findings on glia biology are overturning a century of conventional thinking about how the brain operates and are expanding our knowledge about information...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: von Bernhardi, Rommy (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 949
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:A timely overview covering the three major types of glial cells in the central nervous system - astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocytes. New findings on glia biology are overturning a century of conventional thinking about how the brain operates and are expanding our knowledge about information processing in the brain. The book will present recent research findings on the role of glial cells in both healthy function and disease. It will comprehensively cover a broad spectrum of topics while remaining compact in size.
Physical Description:XI, 348 p. 46 illus., 35 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9783319407647
ISSN:0065-2598 ;