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New Neuropharmacology
Ashby The Interaction of Dopamine with Other
Neurotransmitters in the Brain
This is the first book to present information from many
scientific disciplines-behaviorla, biochemical,
electrophysiological, anatomical, and medical-detailing the
interaction of the neurotransmitter dopamine (DA) with other
neurotransmitters or neuromodulators in the brain.
Internationally recognized experts discuss the interaction of DA
with monoaminergic transmitters norepinephrine, GABA,
acetylcholine, and serotonin, and the neuropeptide
neurotransmitter/neuromodulators neurotensin,cholecytkinin, and
opioid peptides. This is also the first book to include data from
positron emission tomography(PET) studies examining the
interaction of neurotransmitters in the brain.
1996, 256pp.,CRC Press.
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Barnard and Costa ALLOSTERIC MODULATION OF AMINO ACID
RECEPTORS Therapeutic Implications (Fidia Research Foundation
Symposium Series,Vol.1)422pp.,126
Illus.1989.Hardbound.Lippincott-Raven List Price:$101 ;Our
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Bartholini, Garreau, Moselli and Zivkovic IMIDAZOPYRIDINES
IN ANXIETY DISORDERS A Novel Experimental and
Therapeutic Approach (L.E.R.S. Monograph Series, Vol.8) 272pp.,79
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Baskys and Remington (Eds.) Brain Mechanisms and
Psychotropic Drugs A Volume in the Pharmacology and
Toxicology: Basic and Clinical Aspects Series. The first two
sections focus on the basic neuroscience, covering fundamental
conceptssuch as ion channels, synapses, second messenger
mechanisms, and the aging brain, and contain chapters on
serotonin,dopamine, acetylchol8ine, GABA, glutamate, and the
neuropeptides. The final section is clinically oriented and
discusses major psychotropic drug classes: antidepressants,
neuroleptics, mood stabilizers, benzodiazepines, and
cognition-enhancing drugs. A must have for all those involved in
the clinical use of psychotropic medications, form medical
students to practitioners and researchers.
1996,304pp.CRC Press.
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Biegon and Volkow(Eds.) Sites of Drug Action in the Human
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human brain. It specifically addresses drugs of abuse and treates
the effects of various drugs on behavior and mood, as well as on
metabolism and blood flow in the human brain. It also presents
the methodological aspects of investigating the sites of drug
action in the human brain. Because it focuses on the living human
brain, this book differs from other books on the subject which
primarily use the results of postmortem studies. It therefore
provides valuable information on the clinical aspects of drug
intoxication,addiction, and toxicity.1995,192pp.,CRC Press
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Biggio and Costa. Chloride Channels and their Modulation by
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Psychopharmacology, Vol 45)
400 pp 139 illus, Lippincott-Raven,1988, hardbound List
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Biggio and Costa. GABA and Benzodiazepine Receptor Subtypes.
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Biochemical Psychopharmacology,vol 46)
256 pp, 57 illus, Lippincott-Raven, 1990,hardbound
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Biggio and Costa. GABAergic Transmission and Anxiety.(Advances
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Biggio, Concas and Costa GABAERGIC SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION Molecular,
Pharmacological and Clinical Aspects (Advances in Biochemical
Psychopharmacology, Vol.47) 496pp.,118
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Biggio, Sanna, Serra, and Costa. GABA-a Receptors and Anxiety.From neurobiology to treatment. (Advances in biochemical Pharmacology, vol 48)The book focuses primarily on the molecular biology, pharmacology, and physiopathology of GABAa receptors in the mammalian central nervous system. Topics cobered include pharmacology of recombinant GABAa receptors;cellular localization, pharmacology and regulation of GABAa-receptor subtypes in vivo;neuroactive steroid modulation of GABAareceptors;animaol models of different anxiety states; benzodiazepine receptor function in anxiety disorders; clinical pharmacology of anxiolytic drugs; and a serach for a new anticonvulsant and anxiolytic benzodiazepine devoid of side effects and tolerance liability. 176 pp, Lippincott- Raven,1995,hardbound List Price:$79 ;Our Price:$71
Bloom and Kupfer. Psychopharmacology. The fourth
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preclinical and clinical psychopharmacology.The preclinical
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neurotransmitter systems. The clinical section provides
comprehensive updates on the etiology, biology, and treatment of
the entire spectrum of psychiatric dn neuropsychiatric disorders.
Each sectionalso includes critical analyses of current research
methods and key integratie concepts. A third section focuses on
timely special topics such as new drug design, ehtical concerns
in genetic testing and gene therapy, economics of psychotropic
drug development,cost-effectiveness in drug treatment of mental
illness, transcultural issues in psychopharmacology, and violence
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Briley and Marien (Eds.) Noradrenergic Mechanisms in
Parkinson's Disease A Volume in the Pierre Fabre Monographs
Series. 1994,288pp., CRC Press.
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Deitrich and Erwin (Eds.) Pharmacological Effects of
Ethanol on the Nervous System
This book dissects, form the perspective of the neurochemical
system, the effects of ethanol on the major neurotransmitter
systems and correlates these actions with the behavioral
consequences. Older theories of the effects of ethanol are
evaluated in light of new and updated information. Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome (FAS) as well as the structural damage in the brain by
long term ethanol exposure are also discussed.
1996 528pp., CRC Press.
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Hammer (Ed.) The Neurobiology of Cocaine Cellular and
Molecular Mechanisms.Recent developments of cellular, molecular,
and brain imaging methods provide new evidence that chemical and
molecular substrates underlie cocaine reinforcement, dependence
and withdrawal.This book explores the biological bases of such
effects, describing the brain circuits affected by
cocaine,neuroendocrine and neurophysiological actions of cocaine,
neurochemistry and pharmacology of cocaine, and cocaine effectson
signal transduction, gene expression, and protein
phosphorylation.It also discusses the recently cloned class of
neurotransporters affected by cocaine, focusing on the effects of
chronic exposure and subsequent withdrawal.1995,272pp.,CRC Press
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Hammer (Ed.)The Neurobiology of Opiates
1993,432pp.,CRC Press.
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Harry (Ed.) Developmental Neurotoxicology
1994,192pp., CRC Press.
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Klawans, Goetz,and Tanner. Textbook of Clinical
Neuropharmacology and Therapeutics. 2nd edition.
672 pp, Lippincott-Raven, 1992, hardbound.
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Kozikowski DRUG DESIGN FOR NEUROSCIENCE
496pp.,367 Illus., 10 in
color,1993.hardbound.Lippincott-Raven
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Levy, Mattson, Meldrum, Dreifuss, Penry and Hessie ANTIEPILEPTIC
DRUGS
4TH Edition. 1,150pp.,232 Illus. 89
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Levy and Penry. Idiosyncratic Reactions to Valproate.Clinical
Risk Patterns and Mechanisms of Toxicity.
184 pp, 70 illus, 8.5x 11",Lippincott-Raven,1992, softbound
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Lippiello, Collins, Gray and Robinson THE BIOLOGY OF
NICOTINE
Current Research Issues.240pp.87 Illus.1992.hardbound.
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Levy and Penry. Idiosyncratic Reactions to Valproate.Clinical
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184 pp, 70 illus, 8.5x 11",Lippincott-Raven,1992, softbound
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Means CALCIUM REGULATION OF CELLULAR FUNCTION (Advances
in Second Messenger and Phosphoprotein Research, Vol.30)
416pp.,78 Illus.1995
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Meldrum, Moroni, Simon and Woods EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS
(Fidia Research Foundation Symposium series, Vol.5) 816 pp.,232
Illus.1991.
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Meltzer NOVEL ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS
288pp.,1992.Hardbound. Lippincott-Raven List Price:$94.50 ;Our
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Motta BRAIN ENDOCRINOLOGY 2nd Edition
(Comprehensive Endocrinology(Revised Series)) 496pp.,60
Illus.,1991.Hardbound
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Murphy and Bartke Marijuana/Cannabinoids
Neurophysiology and Neurobiology
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Nahas Cannabis Physiopathology and Detection
1993,432pp.,CRC Press.
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Olesen and Saxena 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE MECHANISMS IN PRIMARY
HEADACHES ( Frontiers in Headache Research, Vol.2) 384pp.,89
Illus. 1992
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Olesen and Tfelt-Hansen HEADACHE TREATMENT: TRIAL METHODOLOGY AND NEW DRUGS This 6th volume in the respected series Frontiers in Headache Research, provides the latest research on all aspects of headache pathophysiology and treatment. The series is based on an international symposium, which is organized by Jes Olesen, the respected author and a leader in the field. Approx.384pp.,Hardbound.Lippincott-Raven List Price:$89 ;Our Price:$81
Pardridge THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER Cellular and
Molecular Biology.(with a Foreward by William H.Oldendorf)
496pp.,168 Illus., 1993. Hardbound
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Partridge PEPTIDE DRUG DELIVERY TO THE BRAIN
368pp.,147 Illus.1991.Hardbound.Lippincott-Raven
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Prien and Robinson (Eds.) CLINICAL EVALUTION OF
PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS
Priniciples and Guidelines. Sponsored by the National
Insititute of Mental Health and the American College of
Neuropsychopharmacology.The first compendium on methodologies for
the clinical evaluation of psychotropic drugs to be published in
over 20 years, this important volume succeeds the seminal 1971
volume, also jointly sponsored by the National Institute of
Mental Health and the American College of
Neuropsychopharmacology. The book has three main sections;
historical perspectives on drug development and guidelines;
general methodological principles of drug evaluations;and
applications of these principles to specific disorders and
patient groups. 752pp. 1994.Hardbound. Lippincott-Raven. List
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Putney INOSITOL PHOSPHATES AND CALCIUM SIGNALING
(Advances in 2nd Messenger and Phosphoprotein
Research, Vol.26) 416pp.,66 Illus.1992.Hardbound
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Racagni and Donoso GABA-a AND ENDOCRINE FUNCTION
(Advances in Biochemical Psychopharmacology, Vol.42) 320pp.,114
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Rapoport BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER IN PHYSIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
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Rydberg, Alling, Engel,Pernow, Pellborn and Rossner ALCOHOL
AND THE DEVELOPING BRAIN Proceedings of the 3rd
International Berzelius Symposium Sponsored by the Swedish
Society of Medicine. 240pp, 70 Illus.1985.Hardbound.
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Sandler, Feurerstein, and Scatton NEUROTRANSMITTER
INTERACTIONS IN THE BASAL GANGLIA 272pp.,77
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Sara, Hall, and Low GROWTH FACTORS From Genes to
Clinical Application (Karolinska Institute Nobel Conference
Series) 288pp.,1990.Hardbound
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Starr and Whalley. ACE Inhibitors. Central actions.
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Stjarne, Greengard, Grillner, Hokfelt and Ottoson (Eds.) MOLECULAR
AND CELLULAR MECHANISMS OF NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE
(Advances in 2nd Messenger and Phosphoprotein
Research,Vol.29.) This volume reviews recent findings on the
regulation of exocytotic release of neurotransmitters from nerve
terminals. Coverage includes detailed analyses of quantal release
of transmitters in the cental and peripheral nervous systems.
These studies shed new light on the questions of whether
different transmitters are released together in fixed amounts and
proportions and whether and why effectors respond to such
"transmitter quanta" in a quantal fashion. The book
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release to the study of various forms of synaptic plasticity,
including higher functions such as learning and memory.
592pp.,201 Illus.1994.Hardbound
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Szekely Opioid Peptides in Substance Abuse A Volume in
the Physiology of Drug Abuse Series. 1994,288pp., CRC Press.
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Takagi, Toda, and Hawkins (Eds.) Nitric Oxide Roles in
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Tilson and Mitchell NEUROTOXICOLOGY ( Target Organ
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416pp.,49 Illus., 1992.Hardbound. Lippincott-Raven
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Walsh and Dockray GUT PEPTIDES Biochemistry and
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896pp.,163 Illus.1994.Hardbound.Lippincott-Raven
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Watson (Ed.) Alcohol, Drugs of Abuse and Immune Function
This book focuses on th eeffects of alcohol and other drugs of
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important cells and the effects it can have on various
organs.1995,288pp., CRC Press
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Watson Alcohol and Neurobiology Receptors, Membranes,
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1992,336pp.,CRC Press.
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Watson Alcohol and Neurobiology Brain Development and
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1992,416pp.,CRC Press.
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Watson Drugs of Abuse and Neurobiology
1992,368pp.,CRC Press
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Waxman MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR APPROACHES TO THE TREATMENT
OF NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE (Association for Research in
Nervous and Mental
Disease(ARNMD),ResearchPublications,Vol.71)416pp.
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Weiss and O'Donoghue NEUROBEHAVIORAL TOXICITY Analysis
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Yamamura, Enna and Kuhar METHODS IN NEUROTRANSMITTER
RECEPTOR ANALYSIS 288pp.,60
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Yamashita, Toru and Coppen PROCEEDINGS OF THE 17TH
COLLEGIUM INTERNATIONALE NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICUM
CONGRESS
(Published as Volume 13, Supplement 2, 1990 of Clinical
Neuropharmacology)
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