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Neurotransmitters, drugs, and brain function /

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Uniform Title:Neurotransmitters, drugs, and brain function (Online)
Other Authors: Webster, R. A. (Roy A.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester ; New York : John Wiley & Sons, LTD, [2001]
Subjects:
Neurotransmitter Agents > physiology.
Brain > drug effects.
Brain Chemistry > drug effects.
Synaptic Transmission > drug effects.
Online Access:Neurotransmitters, drugs, and brain function (Online)
Table of Contents:
  • Neurotransmitter systems and function : overview
  • Control of neuronal activity
  • Neurotransmitter receptors
  • Neurotransmitter release
  • Basic pharmacology and drug effects on neurotransmitter function
  • Acetylcholine
  • Dopamine
  • Noradrenaline
  • 5-hydroxytryptamine
  • Amino acids : excitatory
  • Amino acids : inhibitory
  • Peptides
  • Other transmitters and mediators
  • Study and manipulation of neurotransmitter function in humans
  • Diseases of the basal ganglia
  • The epilepsies
  • Schizophrenia
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Pain and analgesia
  • Sleep and waking
  • Drug dependence and abuse