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" Cells of the nervous system / "
Jennifer R. Morgan and Ona Bloom.
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BL
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984309
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b738679
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| Main Entry
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Morgan, Jennifer,1955-
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Cells of the nervous system /\ Jennifer R. Morgan and Ona Bloom.
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| Publication Statement
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Philadelphia :: Chelsea House Publishers,, ©2006.
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Gray matter
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147 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color) ;; 25 cm.
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0791085120
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: 9780791085127
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-137) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction to the nervous system -- Neurons: the brain's high-speed internet -- Glia: more than a supporting role -- Nervous system development: making and breaking connections -- Synaptic plasticity: the changing brain -- The senses: making "sense" of it all -- Injury and repair -- Diseases and disorders -- Drugs of abuse: "high"-jacking the synapse.
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The nervous system consists of two main types of cells: Neurons and glial cells. Neurons are the main cell that make up the nervous system.
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Neuroglia.
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Neurons.
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Neuroglia.
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Neurons.
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Neurons.
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| Dewey Classification
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611/.0188
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| LC Classification
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QP361.B58 2005
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WL 102.5M848c 2006
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Bloom, Ona.
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