Serotoninergic Neurons and 5-HT Receptors in the CNS [Paperback]

- Development and Adult Plasticity of Serotoninergic Neurons and Their Target Cells - Anatomy of Central Serotoninergic Projection Systems - Physiology and Pharmacology of Brain S.N. - Tryptophan Hydroxylase: Molecular Biology and Regulation - Molecular Analysis of Serotonin Packaging into Secretory Vesicles - Regulation of the Environment of the Interior of Serotonin-Storing Vesicles - Molecular Biology and Transductional Characteristics of 5-HT Receptors - 5-Hydrotryptamine Receptor Histochemistry: Comparison of Receptor mRNA Distribution and Radioligand Autoradiography in the Brain - The Main Features of Central 5-HT1A Receptors - Functional Neuropharmacology of Compounds Acting at 5-HT 1B/D Receptors - 5-HT-Moduline, an Endogenous Peptide Modulating Serotoninergic Activity via a Direct Interaction of 5-HT 1B/1D Receptors - Regulation of 5-HT Release in the CNS by Presynaptic 5-HT Autoreceptors and by 5-HT Heteroreceptors - Behavioral Consequences of 5-HT1B Receptors Gene Deletion - Pharmacology of 5-HT2 Receptors - Regulation of 5-HT2A Receptor at the Molecular LevelThe present volume summarizes data obtained by the application of modern molecular and cell biological, morphological and immunohistochemical, autoradiographic, electrophysiological and pharmacological techniquesSpringer Book ArchivesDE