MHPG: Basic Mechanisms and Psychopathology

Content: 
BEHAVIORAL BIOLOGY, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Contributors, Pages xi-xii
Preface, Page xiii
1 - The Biochemical Pathways for Formation of 3-Methoxy-4-Hydroxyphenethylenegylcol in Man and Animals, Pages 1-18, B. TABAKOFF, F. DELEON-JONES
2 - Neuronal Activity, Impulse Flow, and MHPG Production, Pages 19-31, ROBERT H. ROTH
3 - Relationships between Central Nervous System Noradrenergic Function and Plasma and Urinary MHPG and Other Norepinephrine Metabolites, Pages 33-43, JAMES W. MAAS, JAMES F. LECKMAN
4 - Effects of Pharmacological Agents on MHPG, Pages 45-67, J.I. JAVAID, JOAN RUBINSTEIN, JOHN M. DAVIS
5 - Methods for Determining MHPG in Plasma, CSF, and Urine, Pages 69-105, SUSAN E. HATTOX
6 - Preliminary Characterization of Plasma MHPG in Man, Pages 107-128, JAMES F. LECKMAN, JAMES W. MAAS
7 - Relationship between Psychiatric Diagnostic Groups of Depressive Disorders and MHPG, Pages 129-144, JOSEPH J. SCHILDKRAUT, PAUL J. ORSULAK, ALAN F. SCHATZBERG, ALAN H. ROSENBAUM
8 - Sources of Variance in Clinical Studies of MHPG, Pages 145-165, WILLIAM Z. POTTER, GIOVANNI MUSCETTOLA, FREDERICK K. GOODWIN
9 - Urinary MHPG and Treatment Response: A Review, Pages 167-192, DANIëL P. VAN KAMMEN
10 - Clinical Studies of MHPG in Childhood and Adolescence, Pages 193-218, J. GERALD YOUNG, DONALD J. COHEN, BENNETT A. SHAYWITZ, GEORGE M. ANDERSON, JAMES W. MAAS
Index, Pages 219-226