Neurotransmitters
Proceedings of the 7th International Congress of Pharmacology, Paris, 1978
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1979
- Editor: P. Simon
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 2 2 3 3 - 5
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 2 3 1 9 2 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 5 4 7 5 - 6
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Volume 2: Neurotransmitters contains the proceedings of the 7th International Congress of Pharmacology held in Paris, France, in 1978. The papers explore advances in the understanding of neurotransmitters, their pharmacology, and their therapeutic applications. Topics covered range from the functions of GABA to the interdependence of neurotransmitter systems in the central nervous system (CNS). This volume is comprised of 24 chapters and opens with a discussion on the role of GABA systems in Huntington's disease and schizophrenia. The reader is then introduced to the stereospecific actions of GABA analogues; interactions between serotonin and noradrenalin containing neurons; immunofluorescent staining of serotonin in the CNS; and plasticity of transmitter functions in sympathetic neurons developing in cell culture. The following chapters explore the molecular mechanisms underlying the modulation of catecholamine release from the adrenal medulla; pre-and postsynaptic regulation of catecholamine neurotransmitters; the role of GABA-ergic component in the mechanism of action of neurotropic drugs; and pre-and postsynaptic action of GABA in the mammalian spinal cord. This book will be of interest to practitioners in biosciences, pharmacology, physiology, and medicine.
Introduction
GABA: Simple Molecule with Complex Functions
GABA Systems in Human Brain in Huntington's Disease and Schizophrenia
Stereospecific Actions of GABA Analogues
Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines and the GABA System
Kinetics of GABA Action at the Crayfish Neuromuscular Junction
A Molecular Mechanism for the Action of Benzodiazepines on GABA-Ergic Transmission
Toward a Rational Pharmacology of the GABA System
Interdependence of Neurotransmitter Systems in the CNS
Physiology and Pharmacology of Ganglionic Synapses as Models for Central Transmission
Microphysiological and Pharmacological Studies on Transmitters in the Substantia nigra
Studies of the Interdependence of Neurotransmitter Systems by Micro-Biochemical Approaches
Role of Various Nigral afferences on the Activity of the Nigrostriatal Dopaminergic Pathways
Interactions between Serotinin and Noradrenalin Containing Neurons: Link Between The Raphe System and the Locus coeruleus
Histochemistry of Transmitter Interactions — Neuronal Coupling and Coexistence of Putative Transmitters
Concluding Remarks
Pharmacology of Neurotransmitters: New Vistas
Immunofluorescent Staining of Serotonin in the Central Nervous System
Excitatory Amino Acids: Receptor Differentiation by Selective Antagonists and Role in Synaptic Excitation
Histaminergic Systems in Brain
The Action of Substance P on Motoneurons of the Isolated Rat Spinal Cord
Plasticity of Transmitter Functions in Sympathetic Neurons Developing in Cell Culture
Is There a Neurotransmitter Code in the Brain
Invited Lectures
Molecular Mechanisms in the Modulation of Catecholamine Release from the Adrenal Medulla
Some Structural Features of Amine Uptake Mechanisms
Pre- and Postsynaptic Regulation of Catecholamine Neurotransmitters
GABA-Ergic Component in the Mechanism of Action of Neurotropic Drugs
Pre- and Postsynaptic Action of GABA in the Mammalian Spinal Cord
Index
- No. of pages: 312
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1979
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483122335
- Hardback ISBN: 9780080231921
- eBook ISBN: 9781483154756
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