Cockroaches As Models for Neurobiology: Applications in Biomedical - Volume I

List of contents

Sectione 1: Biology 1. Biology of the Cockroach 2. Cockroach Culturing 3. Anatomy of the Cockroach Section 2: Nervous system 4. Anatomy of the Central Nervous System and its Usefulness as a Model for Neurobiology 5. Innervation and Electrophysiology of the Corpus Allatum 6. Neuroanatomical Methods Section three: Neuron Structure and Function 7. Cockroach Axons and Cell Bodies- Electrical Activity 8. Electrophysiology and Pharmacology of Synaptic Transmission in the Central Nervous System of the Cockroach 9. Neuromuscular Transmission in the Cockroach 10. Electrical and Mechanical Recording Methods 11. Cellular Responses to Nerve Injury in the Cockroach Nervous System 12. Periplaneta americana Dissociated Primary Cultures

Summary

This unique book is written with the novice in mind, providing an introduction to all aspects of working with cockroaches.

Product details

• Authors: Huber, Ivan Huber
• Assisted by: Ivan Huber (Editor), Edward P. Master (Editor), B. R. Rao (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781315891651
• ISBN: 978-1-315-89165-1
• No. of pages: 278
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates, Zoology: invertebrates