Frontiers in Catecholamine Research

Proceedings of the Third International Catecholamine Symposium Held at the University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France May 20–25, 1973

Earl Usdin, Solomon H. Snyder

• Publisher: Pergamon
• Year: 2014
• ISBN:
  9781483155869
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Zoology
• Index: Biological Sciences

Frontiers in Catecholamine Research is a collection of papers presented at the Third International Catecholamine Symposium, held at the University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, on May 20-25, 1973. This book is organized into nine parts encompassing 205 chapters. The text begins with a discussion on clinically and experimentally used drugs that have been developed or whose mechanism of action has been clarified through monoamine research. Parts II and III deal with enzymes related to catecholamine studies, their properties, regulation, genetics, mechanism of action, and localization. Parts IV and V examine the concepts of synaptic dynamics of brain regulators and the isolation, characterization, methods of analysis, and mechanism of action of catecholamines. Part VI focuses on the complexities that surround the extrapolation of catecholamine function into the realms of electrophysiology and behavior. Part VII discusses the metabolism, behavioral, neurological, and physiological effects of amphetamine and other drugs of abuse. The concluding parts describe the role of catecholamine and its metabolism in neurologic diseases, such as schizophrenia.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Frontiers in Catecholamine Research
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• INTRODUCTION
• Abbreviations
• Part I: Keynote Address
• Part II: Enzymes
• Part III: Regulation
• Part IV: Synaptic Dynamics of Receptors
• Part V: Synaptic Dynamics
• Part VI: Catecholamines in Central Nervous System
• Part VII: Amphetamines and Other Drugs of Abuse
• Part VIII: Catecholamines in Man
• Part IX: CLOSING REMARKS
• INDEX