Metabolic Compartmentation in the Brain: Proceedings of a symposium on metabolic compartmentation at the Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio, Italy, July 11–16, 1971

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Biochemical Consequences of Compartmentation of Glutamate and Associated Metabolites....Pages 3-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Problems concerning the Compartmentation of Acetylcholine in the Synaptic Region....Pages 21-33
Molecular Aspects of Compartmentation of Choline Acetyltransferase....Pages 35-45
The Metabolic Compartmentation of Brain Monoamines....Pages 47-56
Compartmentation and the Metabolism of γ-Aminobutyrate....Pages 57-70
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Glutamate Compartmentation in Developing Cat Brain....Pages 73-79
Changes Within Metabolic Compartments Related to the Functional State and the Action of Drugs on the Whole Brain....Pages 81-93
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Alteration in the Expression of Compartmentation: in vitro Studies....Pages 97-106
Compartmentation of Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle Intermediates and Related Metabolites....Pages 107-118
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
Theory and Practice of Computer Simulation as Applied to Compartmentation in Brain....Pages 121-128
Possible Correlations between Morphological Structures in the Brain and the Compartmentations Indicated by Simulation....Pages 129-136
A Model of Compartmentation in Mouse Brain Based on Glucose and Acetate Metabolism....Pages 137-166
Metabolic Compartments in the Brain: Their Properties and Relation to Morphological Structures....Pages 167-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
The Structural Heterogeneity of Central Nervous Tissue....Pages 187-207
The Neuroglial Compartments at Light Microscopic and Electron Microscopic Levels....Pages 209-231
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Quantitative Histochemical Approaches to Energy Metabolism in Nervous Tissue....Pages 235-244
Localization of Cholinergic and γ-Aminobutyric Acid Containing Pathways in Brain....Pages 245-257
Distribution of Sodium and Potassium in the Nucleus and Cytoplasm of Neurons....Pages 259-264
Front Matter....Pages 265-265
Patterns of Development and Response of Cultured Mammalian Nerve Tissues....Pages 267-283
Front Matter....Pages 285-285
Cellular Compartmentation of Metabolism in the Brain....Pages 287-304
Front Matter....Pages 285-285
Some Aspects of the Differential Biochemistry and Functional Relationships Between Neurons and Glia....Pages 305-318
Front Matter....Pages 319-319
The Mitochondrion as a Model of Compartmentation....Pages 321-329
Some Quantitative Studies of Mitochondrial-Cytoplasmic Compartmentation and Transport....Pages 331-336
Front Matter....Pages 337-337
Compartmentation of Citrate in Heart and Adipose Tissue....Pages 339-352
A Comparison of the Metabolic Properties of Several Tissues, as Studied by Computer Simulation Methods....Pages 353-358
Front Matter....Pages 359-359
Metabolic Compartmentation in the Brain: Summarizing Remarks....Pages 361-367
Back Matter....Pages 369-383