Advances in Vagal Afferent Neurobiology

Bradley J. Undem, Daniel Weinreich

Development and Plasticity. The Embryology of Vagal Sensory Neurons. Vagal Afferent Neurons: Neurotrophic Factors and Epigenetic Influences. Vagal Sensory Ganglion Neurons. Voltage-Gated Ion Channels in Vagal Afferent Neurons. Electrophysiological Studies of Target-Identified Vagal Afferent Cell Bodies. Vagal Sensory Nerve Terminals. Advances in Neural Tracing of Vagal Afferent Nerves andTerminals. Mechanotransduction by Vagal Tension Receptors in the Upper Gut. Chemical Transduction in Vagal Afferent Nerve Endings. Connection in the CNS. Synaptic Transmission in the Nucleus Tractus Solitarius (NTS). Nitroxergic Modulation in the NTS: Implications for Cardiovascular Function. Monoaminergic Modulation in the Brainstem: Implication for Airway Function. Organ Specific Afferent Nerve. Bronchopulmonary Vagal Afferent Nerves. Vagal Afferents Innervating the Gastrointestinal Tract. Cardiac Vagal Afferent Nerves. Vagal Reflexes and Sensation. Vagal Afferent Nerve Stimulated Reflexes in the GI Tract. Reflexes Initiated by Activation of the Vagal Afferent Nerves Innervating the Airways and Lungs. Axon Reflex and Neurogenic Inflammation in Vagal Afferent Nerves. Vagal Afferents and Visceral Pain. Electrical Stimulation of the Vagus Nerve for the Treatment of Epilepsy. Index.