Basic neurochemistry : molecular, cellular, and medical aspects / editor-in -chief, George J. Siegel ; editors, Bernard W. Agranoff, R. Wayne Albers, Perry B. Molinoff.

Date:
[1994], ©1994
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New York : Raven Press, [1994], ©1994.

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xx, 1,080 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

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Edition

5th ed.

Contents

Neural membranes -- Neurocellular anatomy -- Cell membrane structure and functions -- Membrane transport -- Electrical excitability and ion channels -- Lipids -- Myelin formation, structure and biochemistry -- Molecular biology of vision -- Olfaction and taste in vertebrates: molecular and organizational strategies underlying chemosensory perception -- Synaptic function -- Chemically mediated synaptic transmission: an overview -- Receptors and signal transduction: classification and quantitation -- Acetylcholine -- Catecholamines -- Serotonin -- Histamine
(cont) Opioid peptides and opioid receptors -- Neuropeptides -- Excitatory amino acid transmitters -- GABA and glycine -- Purinergic systems -- Phosphoinositides -- G proteins and cyclic nucleotides in the nervous system -- Protein phosphorylation and the regulation of neuronal function -- Eicosanoids -- Molecular neurobiology -- Gene expression in the mammalian nervous system -- Molecular probes for gene expression -- Molecular genetic approaches to inherited neurological degenerative disorders -- Cellular neurochemistry -- Axonal transport and the neuronal cytoskeleton -- Development of the nervous system
(cont) Neural plasticity and regeneration -- Biochemistry of aging in the mammalian brain -- Circulation and energy metabolism of the brain -- Blood-brain-cerebrospinal fluid barriers -- Medical neurochemistry -- Muscle fiber and disorders of muscle excitability -- Diseases of carbohydrate, fatty acid and mitochondrial metabolism -- Vitamin and nutritional deficiencies -- Biochemistry of neuropathy -- Diseases involving myelin -- Genetic disorders of lipid, glycoprotein and mucopolysaccharide metabolism -- Disorders of amino acid metabolism -- Metabolic encephalopathies and coma -- Molecular targets of abused drugs
(cont) Ischemia and hypoxia -- Epileptic seizures -- Neurotransmitters and disorders of the basal ganglia -- Biochemistry of Alzheimer's disease -- Positron emission tomography -- Behavioral neurochemistry -- Biochemical aspects of the psychotic disorders -- Biochemical hypotheses of mood disorders and anxiety -- Endocrine effects on the brain and their relationship to behavior -- Learning and memory.

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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  • 078170104X