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Neurotransmission
Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress of Pharmacology
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1976
- Editor: Liisa Ahtee
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 2 5 3 3 - 6
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 2 0 5 4 0 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 5 7 7 5 - 7
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Request a sales quoteNeurotransmission is the second volume of the proceedings of the Sixth International Congress of Pharmacology, organized by the Finnish Pharmacological Society and held in Helsinki, Finland, on July 20-25, 1975. The papers focus on the developments in neurotransmission and cover topics ranging from novel transmitter substances and extraneuronal uptake of catecholamines to axonal transport mechanisms and nerve growth factor. This volume has 28 chapters divided into five sections. After discussing the possible functional role of certain tryptaminergic pathways, this book turns its attention to the metabolism of endogenous noradrenaline, with emphasis on the role of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol (DOPEG). The chapters that follow focus on amino acids as possible neurotransmitters, including histamine and glutamate. This text discusses as well the mechanisms underlying extraneuronal amine uptake and metabolism in the salivary glands; the effect of oxytetracycline on the responses of various tissue preparations to added noradrenaline and to field stimulation; and how axoplasmic transport is blocked by pharmacological agents. This book will be of interest to scientists representing all the major areas of pharmacology, including clinical pharmacology and toxicology, as well as interdisciplinary areas related to physiology, biochemistry, and endocrinology. Many of the topics will also appeal to internists, psychiatrists, neurologists, and anaesthesiologists.
ContributorsPrefaceInvited Lectures Tryptaminergic Neurotransmission Metabolism of Endogenous NoradrenalineNovel Transmitter Substances Symposium on Novel Transmitter Substances — Chairman's Introduction Hypothalamic Substance P as a Candidate for the Sensory Transmitter of Spinal Dorsal root Fibers ATP and Purinergic Transmission Carnosine (β-alanyl-L-histidine) in the Olfactory Nerve: A Putative Transmitter Candidate Histamine as a Transmitter in Mammalian Brain Glutamate and Other Excitatory Amino Acids in the Mammalian CNS Uptake of GABA and Glutamate in Glial Cells in the Nervous SystemExtraneuronal Uptake of Catecholamines Extraneuronal Uptake and Metabolism in Rat Salivary Glands Extraneuronal Uptake and Metabolism of Catecholamines in Isolated Perfused Hearts The Binding of Noradrenaline to Connective and Elastic Tissue Extraneuronal Uptake and Metabolism of 3H-/-Noradrenaline in Rabbit Aorta Extraneuronal Uptake and Metabolism in Dog Vascular StructuresAxonal Transport Mechanisms Mechanism of Axoplasmic Transport and its Block by Pharmacological Agents Effect of Drugs on Axonal Transport of Synaptic Vesicles Neurotrophic Control of the Fast and Slow Skeletal Muscle Immunocytochemical Localization of Tyrosine Hydroxylase and Tryptophan Hydroxylase in Relation to Microtubules in Rat Brain Axonal Transport: Role in the Renewal of Synaptic Vesicles in Cholinergic NeuronsNerve Growth Factor Chairman's Introduction to the Symposium on "Nerve Growth Factor" Milestones, Unanswered Questions and Current Studies on Nerve Growth Factor Structure-Function Relationships of Nerve Growth Factor and Insulin Studies on the Biosynthesis and Structure of Nerve Growth Factor from the Mouse Submaxillary Gland Response of the Adrenergic System to Changes in Tissue and Plasma Levels of Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) NGF in Maintenance and Regeneration of Adrenergic Axons Glia, Nerve Growth Factor and Ganglionic Metabolism Specificity and Biological Importance of Retrograde Axonal Transport of Nerve Growth Factor Chairman's Concluding Remarks to the Symposium on "Nerve Growth Factor"Contents of Volumes 1-6Subject Index
- No. of pages: 322
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1976
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483125336
- Hardback ISBN: 9780080205403
- eBook ISBN: 9781483157757