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Neurotransmitters and neuromodulators: handbook of receptors and biological effects

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Main Authors: Bohlen und Halbach, Oliver von (Author) , Dermietzel, Rolf (Author)
Format: Book/Monograph
Language:English
Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH 2002
Subjects:
Neuropeptide
Neurotransmitter
Online Access:Verlag, Inhaltsverzeichnis, Inhaltsverzeichnis: http://www.gbv.de/dms/hbz/toc/ht013329149.pdf
Verlag, Publisher description: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley036/2002280595.html
Verlag, Table of contents: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/wiley023/2002280595.html
Verlag, Contributor biographical information: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2002280595-b.html
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Author Notes:Oliver von Bohlen und Halbach; Rolf Dermietzel. Language ed. by David J. Ballantyne
Table of Contents:
  • Literaturangaben
  • Machine generated contents note: 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Neuroactive Substances 3
  • 1.2 Receptors and Transporters 7
  • 1.3 Distribution and Localization of Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators 13
  • 1.4 The Blood-Brain Barrier 14
  • 1.5 Volume Transmission and Wiring Transmission 16
  • 2 Methods 19
  • 2.1 Bio- and Radioisotope Assays 20
  • 2.2 Microdialysis and Electrochemical Detection 21
  • 2.3 Chromatography 24
  • 2.4 Autoradiography 26
  • 2.5 Immunohistochemical Methods 27
  • 2.6 In-situ Hybridization (ISH) 28
  • 2.7 Staining and Neuroanatomical Tract Tracing 30
  • 2.8 Electrophysiology 31
  • 2.9 Behavioral Testing 36
  • 3 Neurotransmitters 40
  • 3.1 Acetylcholine (ACh) 41
  • 3.2 Dopamine 52
  • 3.3 GABA (Y-Amino Butyric Acid) 64
  • 3.4 Glutamate and Aspartate 74
  • 3.5 Glycine 89
  • 3.6 Histamine 92
  • 3.7 Norepinephrine 98
  • 3.8 Serotonin 107
  • 4 Neuromodulators 116
  • 4.1 Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) 117
  • 4.2 Anandamide 120
  • 4.3 Angiotensin 127
  • 4.4 Atrial Natriuretic Factor 134
  • 4.5 Calcitonin and Calcitonin Gene-related Protein 139
  • 4.6 Cholecystokinin 143
  • 4.7 Corticotropin-releasing Factor (CRF) 150
  • 4.8 Dynorphin 155
  • 4.9 Eicosanoids and Arachidonic Acid 160
  • 4.10 Endorphin 165
  • 4.11 Enkephalin 169
  • 4.12 Galanin 174
  • 4.13 Growth Hormone-releasing Hormone (GHRH) 179
  • 4.14 Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone 182
  • 4.15 Interleukin 186
  • 4.16 Melanin-concentrating Hormone 192
  • 4.17 Melanocyte-stimulating Hormone 196
  • 4.18 Neurotensin 201
  • 4.19 Nitric Oxide (NO) 207
  • 4.20 Nociceptin (Orphanin FQ) 213
  • 4.21 Neuropeptide Y 218
  • 4.22 PACAP (Pituitary Adenylate Cydase-activating Polypeptide) 224
  • 4.23 Proopiomelanocortin 227
  • 4.24 Purines 231
  • 4.25 Somatostatin 237
  • 4.26 Substance P and Tachykinins 244
  • 4.27 Thyrotropin-releasing Hormone 250
  • 4.28 Tyr-MIF-i Family 256
  • 4.29 Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide (VIP) 258
  • 4.30 Vasopressin and Oxytocin 263
  • A Appendix 272
  • Al Amino Acids 272
  • A2 Nudeotides 274
  • A3 Abbreviations for Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators 275
  • A4 Miscellaneous Abbreviations (Enzymes and Transporter) 277
  • Index 279

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