I. Specificity in Synaptic Development and Regeneration. - 1. Neuronal Recognition in the Retinotectal System. - 2. Specificity of Nerve-Muscle Interactions. - 3. Reactive Synaptogenesis in the Adult Nervous System: The Effects of Partial Deafferentation on New Synapse Formation. - 4. The Expression of Neuronal Specificity in Tissue Culture. - II. Morphological and Biochemical Studies of Synapses. - 5. From the Growth Cone to the Synapse: Properties of Membranes Involved in Synapse Formation. - 6. Biochemical Studies of Synaptic Macromolecules: Are There Specific Synaptic Components?. - III. Toward a Molecular Basis of Neuronal Recognition. - 7. Cell Recognition in Embryonic Morphogenesis and the Problem of Neuronal Specificities. - 8. An in Vitro Assay for Retinotectal Specificity. - 9. Membranes as a Tool for the Study of Cell Surface Recognition. - 10. Morphogenetic Role of Glycosaminoglycans (Acid Mucopolysaccharides) in Brain and Other Tissues. - 11. Cell Surface Carbohydrate-Binding Proteins: Role in Cell Recognition. - Note Added in Proof to Chapter 5. Language: English