《神经科学百科全书》旨在将本学科丰富多元的内容条理化并仔细介绍，从而推动不同学术分支之间的沟通，提供权威的信息来源。该书面向较为广泛的读者群体，无论是神经科学家，还是正在学习神经科学的本科生和研究生，或生命科学领域的教师、科普作家，都会从该参考书中获益。

本次出版的版本包括近1500个条目，主编小组在神经科学中划分出46个主要领域。许多专题作者都是该领域享有盛誉的领导者。这使得该书成为当今神经科学学科的汇编，其中囊括了最重要的研究、最有力的研究工具、最有潜力的应用。本书为第8卷《神经胶质细胞》。

《神经科学百科全书》原书篇幅巨大，为所有神经科学百科全书之首。由来自世界各地的2400多位专家撰稿人合力打造，覆盖了神经科学全部主要领域。每个词条在收入书中之前均经过顾问委员会的同行评议，词条中均含有词汇表、引言、参考文献和丰富的交叉参考内容。

主编为著名神经科学家、美国神经科学学会前主席LarryR.Squire。内容平易，本科生即可读懂。深度和广度独一无二，足可满足专家学者的需要。导读版精选原书中的部分主题，按内容重新编排，更适合国内读者购买和阅读。

神经胶质细胞：起源、多样性与功能

 Activity-Dependent Metabolism in Glia and Neurons

 Astrocyte: Calcium Signaling

 Astrocyte: Identification Methods

 Astrocyte: Neurotransmitter and Hormone Receptors

 Astrocyte: Response to Injury

 Axon Guidance by Glia

 Axonal Regeneration: Role of the Extracellular Matrix and the Glial Scar

 Bergmann Glial Cells

 Calcium Homeostasis in Glia

 Calcium Waves in Glia

 Cytokine Receptors in Glia

 Enteric Nervous System: Glial Cells and Interstitial Cells of Cajal

 Ependymal Cells

 Gap Junctions and Hemichannels in Glia

 Glia and Stroke

 Glia Control of Blood Flow

 Glial Cells: Astrocytes and Oligodendrocytes during Normal Brain Aging.

 Glial Cells: Invertebrate

 Glial Cells: Microglia during Normal Brain Aging

 Glial Cells: T Cell Interactions

 Glial Energy Metabolism: A NMR Spectroscopy Perspective

 Glial Energy Metabolism: Overview

 Glial Glutamate and GABA Metabolism

 Glial Glutamate Transporters

 Glial Glutamate Transporters: Electrophysiology

 Glial Glycogen Metabolism

 Glial Growth Factors

 Glial Influence on Synaptic Transmission

 Glial Ion Homeostasis: A Fluorescence Microscopy Approach

 Glial Plasticity and Neuroendocrine Regulation

 Glial Responses to Injury

 Glial Responses to Virus Infection

 Giial Steroid Metabolism

 Glioma

 Intermediate Filaments

 Ionic Channels in Glia

 Macroglial Lineages

 Microglia Identification Methods

 Microglia Properties

 Microglial Response to Injury

 Myelin: Molecular Architecture of CNS and PNS Myelin Sheath

 Neuron-Glia pH Regulation

 Neuron-Glia Coupling in Glutathione Metabolism

 Neuropeptides and Receptors in Glia

 Neurotransmitter and Hormone Receptors on Oligodendrocytes and Schwann Cells

 Neurotransmitter Release from Astrocytes

 Oligodendrocyte and Schwann Cell Identification Methods

 Oligodendrocyte Morphology

 Oligodendrocyte Specification

 Potassium Homeostasis in Glia

 Radial Glial Cells: Brain Functions

 Retinal Glia

 Schwann Cell Development

 Schwann Cell Morphology

 Schwann Cells and Axon Relationship

 Schwann Cells and Plasticity of the Neuromuscular Junction

 Transplantation of Myelin Forming Cells

 Transporter Proteins in Neurons and Glia

能量与离子的细胞内调控

 Activity-Dependent Regulation of Glucose Transporters

 Brain Glucose Metabolism:Age, Alzheimer's Disease, and ApoE Allele Effects

 Brain Injury: Magnetic Resonance Studies of Metabolic Aspects

 Brain Na,K-ATPase

 Cell-Cell Communication Through the Extracellular Space

 Intracellular Calcium and Neuronal Death

 Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Nervous System Injury

 Monocarboxylate Transporters

 Regulation of Cell Volume in Neural Cells

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