Evolution of the First Nervous Systems by Peter Av Anderson
This book represents the proceedings of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop of the same name, held at St. Andrews University, Scotland in July of 1989. It was the first meeting of its kind and was convened as a forum to review and discuss the phylogeny of some of the cell biological functions that underlie nervous system function, such matters as intercellular communication in diverse, lower organisms, and the electrical excitability of protozoans and cnidarians, to mention but two. The rationale behind such work has not necessarily been to understand how the first nervous systems evolved; many of the animals in question provide excellent opportunities for examining general questions that are unapproachable in the more complex nervous systems of higher animals. Nevertheless, a curiosity about nervous system evolution has invariably pervaded much of the work. The return on this effort has been mixed, depending to a large extent on the usefulness of the preparation under examination. For example, work on cnidarians, to many the keystone phylum in nervous system evolution simply because they possess the first nervous systems, lagged behind that carried out on protozoans, because the latter are large, single cells and, thus, far more amenable to microelectrode-based recording techniques. Furthermore, protozoans can be cultured easily and are more amenable to genetic and molecular analyses.-
Genetic Conservation of Salmonid Fishes
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Bone Circulation and Vascularization in Normal and Pathological Conditions
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Selective Activation of Drugs by Redox Processes
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From Pigments to Perception
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Molecular and Applied Aspects of Oxidative Drug Metabolizing Enzymes
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Analytical Use of Fluorescent Probes in Oncology
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Cerebral Blood Flow
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Dynamics and the Problem of Recognition in Biological Macromolecules
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The Mammalian Cochlear Nuclei
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The Photosynthetic Bacterial Reaction Center
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Development of the Central Nervous System in Vertebrates
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The Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray Matter
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Plant Molecular Biology 2
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Skin Pharmacology and Toxicology
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Biosocial Bases of Violence
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Free Radicals, Lipoproteins, and Membrane Lipids
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Advances in Penicillium and Aspergillus Systematics
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Pharmaceutical Applications of Cell and Tissue Culture to Drug Transport
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The Physiology of Thirst and Sodium Appetite
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Prostanoids and Drugs
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Liver, Nutrition, and Bile Acids
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Vaccines
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Radiofrequency Radiation Standards
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Woody Plant Biotechnology
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Antiviral Mechanisms in the Control of Neoplasia
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The Enzyme Catalysis Process
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Drugs Affecting Leukotrienes and Other Eicosanoid Pathways
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Wheat Growth and Modelling
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Cellular and Humoral Immunological Components of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Multiple Sclerosis
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Synchrotron Radiation Applied to Biophysical and Biochemical Research
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Serine Proteases and Their Serpin Inhibitors in the Nervous System
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Antiviral Drug Development
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Organization of the Early Vertebrate Embryo
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Biochemical and Biological Markers of Neoplastic Transformation
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The Photosynthetic Bacterial Reaction Center II
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Photobiology in Medicine
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Plant Regulation and World Agriculture
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Biophysics of Photoreceptors and Photomovements in Microorganisms
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Sensory Ecology
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Molecular Basis of Human Cancer
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Targeting of Drugs 2
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The Hepatobiliary System
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Chromosome Damage and Repair
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Environmental Physiology of Fishes
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Behavioral Adaptation to Intertidal Life
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Vascular Endothelium
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| ISBN 13 | 9781489909237 |
| ISBN 10 | 1489909230 |
| Title | Evolution of the First Nervous Systems |
| Author | Peter Av Anderson |
| Series | Nato Science Series A |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Year published | 2013-07-18 |
| Number of pages | 424 |
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