Walter E. Muller, Walter Erhard M. Ller

The Benzodiazepine Receptor

Drug Acceptor Only or a Physiologically Relevant Part of Our Central Nervous System?

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book, first published in 1987, summarises our knowledge of the benzodiazepine receptors for a student and professional audience.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 293g
• ISBN-13: 9780521115278
• ISBN-10: 0521115272
• Artikelnr.: 26183867

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introduction
2. General aspects of the benzodiazepine receptor
3. The benzodiazepine receptor as the primary target of benzodiazepine drugs in the brain
4. The benzodiazepine receptor as a modulatory unit of GABAergic neurotransmission
5. The benzodiazepine receptor in human brain
6. Is there a physiological function?
7. Pathological changes in the benzodiazepine receptor in animals and man
8. Drug acceptor or physiological receptor?
9. Future aspects for therapy and research in psychiatry
Appendix 1. The benzodiazepine radioreceptor assay: a rapid and sensitive method to detect benzodiazepines in biological tissues
Appendix 2. Abbreviations
References
Index.