InhaltsangabeI. Neuronal Activity and Its Dependence on the Microenvironment Central Nervous System Microenvironment and Neuronal Excitability Stephen Dombrowski, Imad Najm, and Damir Janigro Neuronal Energy Requirements Avital Schurr II. Brain Microenvironment Plasticity of the Extracellular Space Eva Syková TransmitterReceptor Mismatches in Central Dopamine, Serotonin, and Neuropeptide Systems: Further Evidence for Volume Transmission Anders Jansson, Laurent Descarries, Virginia Cornea-Hébert, Mustapha Riad, Daniel Vergé, Mircea Bancila, Luigi Francesco Agnati, and Kjell Fuxe The Extracellular Matrix in Neural Development, Plasticity, and Regeneration Jeremy Garwood, Nicolas Heck, Franck Rigato, and Andreas Faissner Homeostatic Properties of Astrocytes Wolfgang Walz and Bernhard H. J. Juurlink GlutamateMediated AstrocyteNeuron Communication in Brain Physiology and Pathology Micaela Zonta and Giorgio Carmignoto Axonal Conduction and Myelin Jeffrey D. Kocsis Coupling of Blood Flow to Neuronal Excitability Albert Gjedde III. Brain Macroenvironment Choroid Plexus and the Cerebrospinal-Interstitial Fluid System Roy O. Weller The BloodBrain Barrier Richard F. Keep Circumventricular Organs James W. Anderson and Alastair V. Ferguson Glial Linings of the Brain Marc R. Del Bigio IV. Immune System-Neuron Interactions Microglia in the CNS Sophie Chabot and V. Wee Yong Invasion of Ischemic Brain by Immune Cells Hiroyuki Kato and Takanori Oikawa

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I. Neuronal Activity and Its Dependence on the Microenvironment Central Nervous System Microenvironment and Neuronal Excitability Stephen Dombrowski, Imad Najm, and Damir Janigro Neuronal Energy Requirements Avital Schurr II. Brain Microenvironment Plasticity of the Extracellular Space Eva Sykova Transmitter-Receptor Mismatches in Central Dopamine, Serotonin, and Neuropeptide Systems: Further Evidence for Volume Transmission Anders Jansson, Laurent Descarries, Virginia Cornea-Hebert, Mustapha Riad, Daniel Verge, Mircea Bancila, Luigi Francesco Agnati, and Kjell Fuxe The Extracellular Matrix in Neural Development, Plasticity, and Regeneration Jeremy Garwood, Nicolas Heck, Franck Rigato, and Andreas Faissner Homeostatic Properties of Astrocytes Wolfgang Walz and Bernhard H. J. Juurlink Glutamate-Mediated Astrocyte-Neuron Communication in Brain Physiology and Pathology Micaela Zonta and Giorgio Carmignoto Axonal Conduction and Myelin Jeffrey D. Kocsis Coupling of Blood Flow to Neuronal Excitability Albert Gjedde III. Brain Macroenvironment Choroid Plexus and the Cerebrospinal-Interstitial Fluid System Roy O. Weller The Blood-Brain Barrier Richard F. Keep Circumventricular Organs James W. Anderson and Alastair V. Ferguson Glial Linings of the Brain Marc R. Del Bigio IV. Immune System-Neuron Interactions Microglia in the CNS Sophie Chabot and V. Wee Yong Invasion of Ischemic Brain by Immune Cells Hiroyuki Kato and Takanori Oikawa