Cell Biology of the Axon (Paperback)

Axonal Protein Synthesis and the Regulation of Local Mitochondrial Function.- Critical Roles for Microtubules in Axonal Development and Disease.- Myelination and Regional Domain Differentiation of the Axon.- Spinal Muscular Atrophy and a Model for Survival of Motor Neuron Protein Function in Axonal Ribonucleoprotein Complexes.- Local Translation and mRNA Trafficking in Axon Pathfinding.- NGF Uptake and Retrograde Signaling Mechanisms in Sympathetic Neurons in Compartmented Cultures.- Organizational Dynamics, Functions, and Pathobiological Dysfunctions of Neurofilaments.- Protein Synthesis in Nerve Terminals and the Glia-Neuron Unit.- Myosin Motor Proteins in the Cell Biology of Axons and Other Neuronal Compartments.- Retrograde Injury Signaling in Lesioned Axons.- Actin in Axons: Stable Scaffolds and Dynamic Filaments.- Regulation of mRNA Transport and Translation in Axons.- Axon Regeneration in the Peripheral and Central Nervous Systems.- Mitochondrial Transport Dynamics in Axons and Dendrites.- The Paradoxical Cell Biology of ?-Synucle.- Organized Ribosome-Containing Structural Domains in Axons.