Serotoninergic Neurons and 5-HT Receptors in the CNS

800 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

1 Development and Adult Plasticity of Serotoninergic Neurons and Their Target Cells.- 2 Anatomy of Central Serotoninergic Projection Systems.- 3 Physiology and Pharmacology of Brain Serotoninergic Neurons.- 4 Tryptophan Hydroxylase: Molecular Biology and Regulation.- 5 Molecular Analysis of Serotonin Packaging into Secretory Vesicles.- 6 Regulation of the Environment of the Interior of Serotonin-Storing Vesicles.- 7 Molecular Biology and Transductional Characteristics of 5-HT Receptors.- 8 5-Hydroxytryptamine Receptor Histochemistry: Comparison of Receptor mRNA Distribution and Radioligand Autoradiography in the Brain.- 9 The Main Features of Central 5-HT1A Receptor.- 10 Functional Neuropharmacology of Compounds Acting at 5-HT1B/D Receptors.- 11 5-HT-Moduline, an Endogenous Peptide Modulating Serotoninergic Activity via a Direct Interaction at 5-HT1B/1D Receptors.- 12 Regulation of 5-HT Release in the CNS by Presynaptic 5-HT Autoreceptors and by 5-HT Heteroreceptors.- 13 Behavioral Consequences of 5-HT1BReceptor Gene Deletion.- 14 Pharmacology of 5-HT2Receptors.- 15 Regulation of 5-HT2AReceptor at the Molecular Level.- 16 Neuropharmacology of 5-HT3Receptor Ligands.- 17 5-HT4Receptors: An Update.- 18 Molecular Biology and Potential Functional Role of 5-HT5, 5-HT6, and 5-HT7 Receptors.- 19 Electrophysiology of 5-HT Receptors.- 20 5-HT Receptors Involved in the Regulation of Hormone Secretion.- 21 Role of Serotoninergic Neurons and 5-HT Receptors in the Action of Hallucinogens.- 22 The Interaction of the Serotoninergic and Other Neuroregulatory Systems in Alcohol Dependence.- 23 Neuronal Pathophysiology of Migraine as a Basis for Acute Treatment with 5-HT Receptor Ligands.- 24 Modulation of Nociception by Descending Serotoninergic Projections.- 25 Molecular Biology of Monoamine Oxidase A and B: Their Role in the Degradation of Serotonin.- 26 Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, and Genetics of the Serotonin Transporter: Psychobiological and Clinical Implications.- 27 Animal Models of Integrated Serotoninergic Functions: Their Predictive Value for the Clinical Applicability of Drugs Interfering with Serotoninergic Transmission.- 28 Current Psychiatric Uses of Drugs Acting on the Serotonin System.

• Reihe: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology
• Themen: Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften Biologie, Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, allgemein Neurowissenschaften
• ISBN: 9783540667155
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.10.1999
• Größe: 235 x 155 mm
• Verlag: Springer
• Herausgegeben von: H. G. Baumgarten, M. Göthert