Control Mechanisms in the Nervous System

The explosive accumulation of new knowledge in the biological sciences in the last decades has advanced our understanding of the basic mechanisms that underlie most biological phenomena. These advances, however, have not been uniform but have varied considerably among the different biological proble...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lajtha, Abel (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1970, 1970
Edition:1st ed. 1970
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Control of Carbohydrate Metabolism
  • 2 Nucleoside Triphosphate Phosphohydrolases
  • 3 Estimation of Turnover Rates to Study the Metabolic Regulation of the Steady-State Level of Neuronal Monoamines
  • 4 Storage and Release of Monoamines in the Central Nervous System
  • 5 Amino Acid Transmitters
  • 6 Biologically Active Peptides (Substance P)
  • 7 Biologically Active Lipids
  • 8 Histidine Decarboxylase and DOPA Decarboxylase
  • 9 Metabolism of Catecholamines
  • 10 Histamine
  • 11 Serotonin
  • 12 Acetylcholine, Choline Acetyltransferase, and Acetylcholinesterase
  • 13 Amine Oxidases
  • 14 Ion Movement
  • 15 Transport of Monosaccharides, Amines, and Certain Other Metabolites
  • 16 Insulin Action
  • 17 Neurosecretion
  • 18 Action of Gonadal Hormones
  • 19 Pineal Hormones
  • 20 The Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal Complex