Neurotransmitter Receptor Binding

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Of ReUUed Interest
Israel Hanin, Editor
DYNAMICS OF NEUROTRANSMITTER FUNCTION
400 pp., 108 illustrations (1984) 0-89004-832-0 (Order Code 1111)
This volume brings together reports by leading international investigators on the dynamics of neurotransmitter function. Important new data are presented on catecholamines, cholinergics, cyclic nucleotides, receptors, peptides, and GABAergics.
Opening chapters provide a succinct overview of biogenic amines and consider the measurement of dopaminergic and noradrenergic functional activity and the dopaminergic innervation of the adrenal gland. Recent research findings on the effects of drugs on neurotransmitter dynamics and the chemical modulation of cholinergic dynamics are analyzed. Other studies focus on cyclic AMP-mediated modulation of gene expression; serotonergic control of central cholinergic neurons; the function of the enkephalinergic system in animals and man; neurotransmitter interactions in the basal ganglia; and the... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Of ReUUed Interest
Israel Hanin, Editor
DYNAMICS OF NEUROTRANSMITTER FUNCTION
400 pp., 108 illustrations (1984) 0-89004-832-0 (Order Code 1111)
This volume brings together reports by leading international investigators on the dynamics of neurotransmitter function. Important new data are presented on catecholamines, cholinergics, cyclic nucleotides, receptors, peptides, and GABAergics.
Opening chapters provide a succinct overview of biogenic amines and consider the measurement of dopaminergic and noradrenergic functional activity and the dopaminergic innervation of the adrenal gland. Recent research findings on the effects of drugs on neurotransmitter dynamics and the chemical modulation of cholinergic dynamics are analyzed. Other studies focus on cyclic AMP-mediated modulation of gene expression; serotonergic control of central cholinergic neurons; the function of the enkephalinergic system in animals and man; neurotransmitter interactions in the basal ganglia; and the modulation of endogenous protein kinase inhibitors by dopaminergic receptors. A concluding section on current methodology assesses mass fragmentography as a research tool in studies of central and peripheral biogenic amines and discusses the neurochemical applications of high-pressure liquid chromatography.
Tomio Segawa, Henry I. Yamamura, and Kinya Kuriyama, Editors MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY OF NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTORS (Advances in Biochemical Psychopharmacology, Vol. 36)
320 pp., 131 illustrations (1983) 0-89004-736-7 (Order Code 1177)
"A reasonable and representative assessment of the present status of research in this field .A major strength of the book is that it allows the reader to compare the advances that are being made with various receptors .In addition to accurately assessing the status of the field, the book points out the direction in which the field seems to be moving."—Science
This illuminating volume gives a detailed and comprehensive overview of the molecular pharmacology of receptors for a wide variety of neurotransmitters. Attempts to isolate and assess the molecular structure of receptors are described. Functional relations between binding sites and primary effectors are explored, as well as the relationship between this complex and the adjacent membrane or cell molecules. New classes or subtypes are characterized, and the regulation of the affinity and number of receptors is examined.
Specific sections are devoted to: acetylcholinesterase and acetylcholine receptors; subtypes and regulation of adrenergic receptors; serotonin release and receptor mechanisms; heterogeneity and regulation of dopamine and benzodiazepine receptors; amino acid receptors; and localization and functional aspects of receptor binding.
PC. Emson, Editor
CHEMICAL NEUROANATOMY
574 pp., 224 illustrations (1983) 0-89004-608-5 (Order Code 691)
This volume presents a comprehensive survey of the structure, anatomy, and chemistry of the mammalian nervous system. It combines a detailed description of the structure of major nervous system areas with informative analyses of their transmitters, receptors, and neuropeptides.
Basic neuroanatomy is viewed in conjunction with the chemical pathways, neurotransmitters, and receptors within the nervous system. Each chapter focuses on a separate region or area of the nervous system, moving from the peripheral nervous system, to the more complex brain regions, and concluding with the cerebral cortex. Contributions by eminent neurobiologists consider the anatomy as well as the chemical and synaptic organization of the spinal cord, retina, brainstem, cerebellum, thalamus, hypothalamus, hippocampus, amygdala, and olfactory bulb.
Raven Press H40 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036
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