Table of Contents
Section I. Physiology 1. Physiology: Adenosine receptor biology in the CNS Michael Freissmuth and Karl-Norbert Klotz 2. Physiology: Adenosine signaling throughout development Stefania Zappettini and Christophe Bernard 3. Physiology: Influence of adenosine on synaptic excitability Detlev Boison, Raquel B. Dias, Traci Plumb, Sofia Cristóvão-Ferreira and Ana Sebastiao 4. Physiology: Regulation of synaptic transmission by adenosine at the neuromuscular junction Paula Pousinha and Joaquim A. Ribeiro 5. Physiology: Gene-regulation of adenosine A2A receptors in the central nervous system Marta Barrachina, Chien-Yu Lin and Yijuang Chern
Section II. Pathology 6. Pathology: Sleep, adenosine, and neurodegeneration Theresa Bjorness and Robert W. Greene 7. Pathology: neuronal vs glial cell contribution to adenosine A2A receptor-induced neurodegeneration Antonella Ferrante, Maria Teresa Tebano, Alberto Martire, Maria Rosaria Domenici and Patrizia Popoli 8. Pathology: Adenosine and oxygen/glucose deprivation in the brain Felicita Pedata, Ilaria Dettori, Irene Fusco, Elisabetta Coppi, Anna Maria Pugliese and Alessia Melani 9. Pathology: Adenosine receptors and memory disorders Alexandre de Mendonca, David Blum and Jonathan D. Geiger 10. Pathology: Control of motor function by adenosine A2A receptors in Parkinson and Huntington disease Annalisa Pinna, Jadwiga Wardas, Maria Rosaria Domenici, Patrizia Popoli, Giovanni Cossu and Micaela Morelli 11. Pathology: Adenosine receptors oligomers in Parkinson disease Victor Fernández-Dueñas and Francisco Ciruela 12. Pathology: Adenosine control of striatal function – implications for the treatment of apathy in basal ganglia disorders Sergi Ferré