TY - CHAP AU - Carlos Gutierrez-Merino AU - Dorinda Marques-da-Silva AU - Sofia Fortalezas AU - Alejandro K. Samhan-Arias ED - Thomas Heinbockel Y1 - 2014-04-23 PY - 2014 T1 - Cytosolic Calcium Homeostasis in Neurons — Control Systems, Modulation by Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species, and Space and Time Fluctuations N2 - Neurochemistry is a flourishing academic field that contributes to our understanding of molecular, cellular and medical neurobiology. As a scientific discipline, neurochemistry studies the role of chemicals that build the nervous system, it explores the function of neurons and glial cells in health and disease, it discovers aspects of cell metabolism and neurotransmission, and it reveals how degenerative processes are at work in the nervous system. Accordingly, this book contains chapters from a variety of topics that fall into the following broad sections: I. Neural Membranes and Intracellular Signaling, II. Neural Processing and Intercellular Signaling, III. Growth, Development and Differentiation, and IV. Neurodegenerative Diseases. The book presents comprehensive reviews in these different areas written by experts in their respective fields. Neurodegeneration and neuronal diseases are featured prominently and are a recurring theme throughout most chapters. This book will be a most valuable resource for neurochemists and other scientists alike. In addition, it will contribute to the training of current and future neurochemists and, hopefully, will lead us on the path to curing some of the biggest challenges in human health. BT - Neurochemistry SP - Ch. 3 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/57576 DO - 10.5772/57576 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-29 ER -