edited by Leslie L. Iversen, Susan D. Iversen, Solomon H. Snyder.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boston, MA
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer US
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1975
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
(xii, 288 pages)
SERIES
Series Title
Handbook of Psychopharmacology, Section I: Basic Neuropharmacology, 2.
CONTENTS NOTE
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1 Blood-Brain Barrier: Techniques for the Intracerebral Administration of Drugs --;1. Introduction --;2. Characteristics of the Blood-Brain Barrier --;3. Bypassing the Blood-Brain Barrier: Principles --;4. Pharmacological Approach to the Internal or External Surface of the Brain --;5. Drugs Administered to the Brain Parenchyma --;6. Concluding Comment --;7. References --;2 Microiontophoretic Application of Drugs onto Single Neurons --;1. Introduction --;2. Basic Principles --;3. Dispersal of Iontophoretically Applied Substances Within the Brain --;4. Conclusions --;5. References --;3 Electrical Recording of Brain Activity: The EEG and Its Value in Assessing Drug Effects --;1. Introduction --;2. Selection of Animal Species --;3. Acute Experiments --;4. Chronic Implantation of Electrodes --;5. Recording Procedures --;6. Methods of Analyzing and Quantifying the EEG --;7. Sensory Evoked Response Analysis --;8. Focal Electrical Stimulation --;9. Electrogenesis of the EEG and Evoked Potentials --;10. Assessment of Alertness, Sedation, and the Stages of Sleep --;11. Study of Sleep Patterns --;12. Abnormal EEG Records --;13. Transmitters and EEG Changes --;14. Uses and Limitations of Macroelectrode Recordings --;15. References --;4 Neuropharmacological Responses from Nerve Cells in Tissue Culture --;1. Introduction --;2. Muscle --;3. Continuous Cell Lines --;4. Glia --;5. Explants --;6. Dissociated Primary Cell Cultures --;7. Discussion --;8. References --;5 Biochemical Identification of Membrane Receptors: Principles and Techniques --;1. Introduction --;2. Properties of Receptor Interactions and Technical Considerations --;3. Examples of Studies on Hormone-Membrane Receptor Interactions --;4. Conclusions --;5. References --;6 Structure-Activity Relations for Neurotransmitter Receptor Agonists and Antagonists --;1. Introduction --;2. Norepinephrine --;3. Dopamine --;4. 5-Hydroxytryptamine --;5. Acetylcholine --;6. Histamine --;7. References --;7 Denervation Supersensitivity --;1. Introduction --;2. Quantitative Methods in the Study of Supersensitivity --;3. Surgical and Pharmacological Denervation --;4. Supersensitivity After Denervation of Sympathetically Innervated Organs --;5. Supersensitivity After Denervation of Cholinergically Innervated Organs --;6. Supersensitivity in the Central Nervous System --;7. Clinical Implications of Supersensitivity and Subsensitivity --;8. References.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Philosophy (General)
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
edited by Leslie L. Iversen, Susan D. Iversen, Solomon H. Snyder.