pH and brain function

Partial table of contents: INTRODUCTION TO PH. Principles and Practical Aspects of pH Buffering (M. Chesler). Cerebral Energy Metabolism and pH (P. Mellergard & B. Siesjo). METHODS OF STUDYING PH. Absorbance pH Indicators (J. LaManna & K. Lauro). Fluorescence Indicators (M. Bevensee & W. Boron). CELLULAR MECHANISMS OF PH REGULATION. pH Regulation in Invertebrate Glia (J. Deitmer). pH Regulation in Mammalian Glia (C. Rose & B. Ransom). ACTIVITY--INDUCED CHANGES IN PH. Activity--Evoked Changes in Intracellular pH (K. Ballanyi & K. Kaila). pH Changes Associated with Glutamate Uptake (A. Amato, et al.). PH MODULATION OF NEURAL ACTIVITY. Proton--Gated Ion Channels in Neurons (S. Bevan). Modulation of Vertebrate Retinal Function by pH (S. Barnes). PH CONTROL OF RESPIRATION. Central Chemoreceptors, pH, and Respiratory Control (E. Nattie). PH AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. Acid--Base Metabolism in Ischemia (K. Katsura & B. Siesjo). Brain Edema and pH (H. Kimelberg & P. Feustel). Index.