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Tachykinins /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Andrews, P. L. R. (Paul L. R.), Holzer, Peter, 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2004]
Series:Handbook of experimental pharmacology ; v. 164.
Subjects:
Tachykinins.
Receptors, Tachykinin.
Table of Contents:
  • History of a pioneering neuropeptide : substance P
  • The tachykinin peptide family, with particular emphasis on mammalian tachykinins and tachykinin receptor agonists
  • The histochemistry of tachykinin systems in the brain
  • The nomenclature of tachykinin receptors
  • The mechanism and function of agonist-induced trafficking of tachykinin receptors
  • Tachykinin NK₁ receptor antagonists
  • Tachykinin NK₂ receptor antagonists
  • Tachykinin NK₃ receptor antagonists
  • Combined tachykinin NK₁, NK₂, and NK₃ receptor antagonists
  • Pre-protachykinin and tachykinin receptor knockout mice
  • Therapeutic potential of tachykinin receptor antagonists in depression and anxiety disorders
  • The role of tachykinins and the tachykinin NK₁ receptor in nausea and emesis
  • Substance P (NK₁) receptor antagonists - analgesics or not?
  • Role of tachykinins in neurogenic inflammation of the skin and other external surfaces
  • Role of tachykinins in obstructive airway disease
  • Role of tachykinins in the gastrointestinal tract