Molecular Basis of Neuropharmacology : A Foundation for Clinical Neuroscience,9780838563793

Molecular Basis of Neuropharmacology : A Foundation for Clinical Neuroscience

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ISBN13: 9780838563793
ISBN10: 0838563791
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-03-28
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Medical
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Summary

* The most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the relationship of brain function and neuroactive chemicals * Authors are world-known leaders in the field * Molecular Neuropharmacology is the hot topic in medicine

Author Biography

Eric J. Nestler is Lou and Ellen McGinley Distinguished Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Texas.

Table of Contents

Part I: Fundamentals of Neuropharmacology.

Chapter 1: Basic Principles of Neuropharmacology.

Chapter 2: Neurons and Glia.

Chapter 3: Electrical Excitability of Neurons.

Chapter 4: Synaptic Transmission.

Chapter 5: Signal Transduction Pathways in the Brain.

Chapter 6: Signaling to the Nucleus.

Part II: Neural Substrates of Drug Action.

Chapter 7: Excitatory and Inhibitory Amino Acids.

Chapter 8: Catecholamines.

Chapter 9: Serotonin, Acetylcholine, and Histamine.

Chapter 10: Neuropeptides and Purines.

Chapter 11: Neurotrophic Factors.

Part III: Neuropharmacology of Specific Neural Functions and Related Disorders.

Chapter 12: Autonomic Nervous System.

Chapter 13: Neuroendocrine Control of the Internal Milieu.

Chapter 14: Control of Movement.

Chapter 15: Mood and Emotion.

Chapter 16: Reinforcement and Addictive Disorders.

Chapter 17: Higher Cognitive Function and Psychosis.

Chapter 18: Sleep, Arousal, and Attention.

Chapter 19: Pain.

Chapter 20: Memory and Dementias.

Chapter 21: Seizures and Stroke.

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