Neurons and Interneuronal Connections: a Historical Overview
Some Evolutionary Aspects and General Features of Neurons
Shape and Size of Neurons
Different Types of Neuron
The Structure of Neurons
The Perikaryon
The Nucleus
Dendrites
Age-Related Changes
The Axon
The Plasma Membrane
Intercellular Junctions Involving Neurons
Interneuronal Adherent Junctions
Interneuronal Chemical Synapses
Autapses
The Neuromuscular Junction
Structural Aspects of Synaptic Activity
Synaptic Structural Plasticity
Age-Related Changes
Relationship Between Axons of the Autonomic Nervous System and Effector Cells
Electrotonic and Mixed Junctions
Synapse-Like Junctions Involving Neuroglial Cells
Other Types of Interneuronal Communication
The Neuroglia of the PNS
The Satellite Cells of Sensory and Autonomic Ganglia
Schwann Cells and the Myelin Sheath
Other Neuroglial Cells of the PNS
Functions of the PNS Neuroglia
Neuron-Glia Communication
The Neuroglia of the CNS
Historical Note
Some Evolutionary Aspects
The Ependyma
The Choroid Epithelium
Astrocytes
Oligodendrocytes
NG2-Expressing Cells
Renewal of the Neuroglial Cell Population
Microglial Cells
Historical Note
Resting Microglia
Neural Macrophages
Age-Related Changes
The Cellular Organization of the CNS
The Blood Vessels of the CNS
Arteries
Capillaries and the Blood-Brain Barrier
Veins
Cells Associated with Microvessels
Age-Related Changes.