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The biochemical basis of neuropharmacology / Jack R. Cooper, Floyd E. Bloom, Robert H. Roth.

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Over the past 15 years, this volume has become widely recognized as the best on its subject, providing the liveliest and most lucid available account of neurotransmitters and their relation to drug action. The fifth edition features two new chapters on topics of current interest: molecular neurobiol...

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Main Author: Cooper, Jack R., 1924-
Other Authors: Bloom, Floyd E., Roth, Robert H., 1939-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.
Edition:6th ed.
Subjects:
Neurochemistry.
Neuropharmacology.
Tissu nerveux > composition chimique.
Tissu nerveux > Physiologie.
Systeme nerveux > action des medicaments et substances chimiques.
Neuropharmacologie.
Agents neuromediateurs > Physiologie.
Sistema Nervoso (Farmacologia)
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Cellular foundations of neuropharmacology
  • 3. Molecular foundations of neuropharmacology
  • 4. Metabolism in the central nervous system
  • 5. Receptors
  • 6. Modulation of synaptic transmission
  • 7. Amino acid transmitters
  • 8. Acetylcholine
  • 9. Norepinephrine and epinephrine
  • 10. Dopamine
  • 11. Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) and histamine
  • 12. Neuroactive peptides
  • 13. Cellular mechanisms in learning and memory
  • Index.

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