The Dopaminergic System

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1985, 1985
Edition:1st ed. 1985
Series:Basic and Clinical Aspects of Neuroscience
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • to Neuroendocrinology
  • Oxytocin- and Vasopressin-Producing Neurons
  • Pituitary Trophic Hormone Releasing and Release Inhibiting Factors (Hormones)
  • Anterior Pituitary Hormones, Gastrointestinal Hormones, and Other Peptides in the Central Nervous System
  • Monoaminergic Systems
  • Structural Organization of the Nervous Elements Involved in the Control of the Pituitary
  • Peripheral Innervation of the Endocrine Glands
  • References
  • Dopaminergic Systems in the Brain and Pituitary
  • Ascending DA Neuron Systems
  • Descending DA Neuron Systems
  • Local DA Neuron Systems of the Midbrain, Hypothalamus, and the Preoptic Area
  • Local DA Neurons of the Olfactory and Optic System
  • Studies on the Postsynaptic Regulation of DA Mechanisms: Evidence for Receptor-Receptor Interactions at the Local Circuit Level and at the Comodulator Level
  • On the Functional Role of the Nigrostriatal and Mesolimbic DA Systems
  • Mesolimbic and Mesolimbocortical DA Neurons and Their Possible Functional Role
  • Tuberoinfundibular DA Neurons and Their Role in Regulating Secretion of Hormones from the Anterior Pituitary Gland
  • Tuberohypophyseal DA Neuron Systems and Their Role in Regulating Secretion of Hormones from the Pars Intermedia of the Anterior Pituitary Gland
  • Hypothalamic DA Neuron Systems and Their Role in Regulating Secretion of Hormones from the Posterior Pituitary Gland
  • References
  • The Role of Dopamine in the Periphery
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Dopamine
  • Vascular Receptors
  • Sodium Excretion
  • Renin Secretion
  • Effects on Ganglionic Transmission
  • Prejunctional Receptors
  • Dopaminergic Nerves
  • Conclusion
  • References