Excitatory amino acids : their role in neuroendocrine function /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Brann, Darrell W., Mahesh, Virendra B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [1996]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Glutamate neurotransmission in the neuroendocrine hypothalamus
  • Types of excitatory amino acid receptors and their localization in the nervous system and hypothalamus
  • Highly-affinity glutamate transporter: physiological and pathological relevance in the central nervous system
  • Role of excitatory amino acids in reproduction
  • Excitatory amino acids and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
  • Role of nitric oxide in the action of glutamergic neurons to control the release of hypothalamic releasing and inhibiting hormones memory.
  • Regulation of circadian rhythms by excitatory amino acids
  • Excitatory amino acids and the control of seasonal breeding
  • The role of excitatory amino acids in learning and memory.