Presynaptic inhibition and neural control

Introduction Part I: Basic Mechanisms of Presynaptic Control 1. Anatomical Basis for Presynaptic Inhibition on Primary Sensory Fibers 2. Chloride Transport, Osmotic Balance and Presynaptic Inhibition 3. Mechanisms and Physiological Implications of Receptor-Mediated Inhibition of Voltage-Dependent Ca2+ Channels 4. Presynaptic Inhibition and Faciliation of Transmitter Release 5. Primary Afferent Depolarization and Presynaptic Inhibition 6. Control of Action Potential Invasion into Terminal Arborizations 7. Action Potential Propagation Along Primary Afferents and Presynaptic Inhibition in Clarkes's Column of the Spinal Cord 8. Two Types of Inhibition in the Spinal Cord 9. The Relative Contributions of GABAA and GABB Receptors to Presynaptic Inhibition of Group Ia EPSPs 10. Modulation of Transmitter Release From Ia Afferents by Their Preceding Activity - A 'Post-activation Depression' 11. Presynaptic Inhibition of Neuromuscular Transmission in Crayfish 12. Regulation of Primary Eighth Nerve Synapses on the Mauthner Cell 13. Some Unanswered Questions About the Mechanisms and Function of Presynaptic Inhibition Part II: Presynaptic Control of Segmental Inputs 14. Presynaptic Inhibition and the Anatomy of Group Ia Afferents 15. Ia Fiber Architecture: Implications for the Functional Role of Presynaptic Inhibition 16. Dynamic Aspects of Presynaptic Function in the Developing Mammalian Spinal Cord 17. Selectivity of the Presynaptic Control of Synaptic Effectiveness of Group 1 Afferents in the Mammalian Spinal Cord 18. Presynaptic Inhibition Can Act as a Filter of Input from Tendon Organs during Muscle Contraction 19. Neuronal Systems Involved in Modulation Synaptic Transmission from Group II Muscle Afferents 20. Presynaptic Inhibition of Synaptic Transmssion from Sensory, Intemeuronal and Supraspinal Neurons to Spinal Target Cells in Lamprey 21. Differential Control of Presynaptic Inhibition of Ia Terminals during Voluntary Movement in Humans 22. PAD and Modulation of Evoked Group II Flexion Reflexes during MLR-Evoked Fictive Locomotion 23. Presynaptic Mechanisms during Locomotion 24. Modulation of Excitatory Perineal Reflexes and Sacral Striated Motoneuron during Micturition in the Cat 25. A Contribution of Dorsal Root Reflexes to Peripheral Inflammation 26. Modulation of Nociceptive Information at the Presynaptic Terminals of Primary Afferent Fibers Bibliography Index