Microwave Fixation of Labile Metabolites. Proceedings of an Official Satellite Symposium of the 8th International Congress of Pharmacology Held in Tokyo, Japan, on 25 July 1981

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ADVANCES IN THE BIOSCIENCES, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Pages v-vi, C. LeRoy Blank, William B. Stavinoha, Yuji Maruyama
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Page vi, C. LeRoy Blank
CONTRIBUTORS, Pages ix-xii
Study of Brain Neurochemistry Utilizing Rapid Inactivation of Brain Enzyme Activity by Heating with Microwave Irradiation, Pages 1-12, W.B. Stavinoha
Studies of Different Labile Pools of Acetylcholine in Brain by Using Alternative Methods of Sacrifice by Microwave Irradiation, Pages 13-24, A. Nordberg
Contribution of Locomotor Activity to Change in Cerebellar Cyclic GMP Following Administration of Drugs, Pages 25-32, J.L. Meyerhoff, G.J. Kant, R.H. Lenox
The Importance of Rapid Enzymatic Inactivation in the Determination of Catecholamines in the Mouse Brain, Pages 33-41, C.L. Blank, S. Sasa, P. Wong, L.R. Meyerson, A.T. Modak, W.B. Stavinoha
Histochemical Fluorescence of Brain Catecholamines Following Microwave Irradiation, Pages 43-51, Y. Maruyama, R. Nakamura, T. Shibuya, K. Sato
Comparison of Central Nervous System Neurotransmitter Levels in the Rat Brain Following Decapitation and Microwave Irradiation, Pages 53-62, S. Watabe, A. Matsumoto, S. Shibanoki, S. Saito
Microwave Heating and Serotonin Determinations, Pages 63-73, C.L. Blank, H. Abdullah, L.R. Meyerson, A.T. Modak, W.B. Stavinoha
Post Mortem Changes of γ-Aminobutyric Acid in the Murine Brain Following Microwave Irradiation, Pages 75-80, Y. Hasegawa, M. Kunihara, Y. Maruyama
Catecholamines in the Hypothalamo-pituitary-thyroid System of Microwave Irradiated Rats, Pages 81-94, K. Irie, T. Nomoto
Effect of Cholinergic Drugs, Stress and Locomotor Activity on Cyclic Nucleotides in Brain and Pituitary, Pages 95-116, J.L. Meyerhoff, G.J. Kant, R.H. Lenox
Elevation of Rat Brain Histamine Content by Microwave Irradiation, Pages 117-127, Y. Taguchi, K. Maeyama, S. Ogasahara, H. Wada
Application of Microwave Irradiation to the Analysis of Cyclic Nucleotides in Mouse Brain During Convulsions Induced by N,N′-dibenzoylguanidine, Pages 129-136, Y. Katayama, S. Ohara, I. Nakae, Y. Shirakabe, A. Mori
Microwave Irradiation Eliminates Circadian Rhythm in Whole Brain Serotonin but Facilitates Quantitation of Bound and Free Serotonin Content, Pages 137-144, A.T. Modak, D. Liu
Catecholamine Turnover in the Central Nervous System and Effects of Clonidine and Guanfacine, Pages 145-153, H. Satoh, T. Tsukada, T. Hashimoto, S. Imai
The Role of Glutamate Decarboxylase and GABA Transaminase in Post Mortem GABA Increases in Discrete Regions of Rat Brain, Pages 155-162, Y. Okada, T. Uzuo, K. Yamatsu, Y. Yamanishi, M. Ikeda
Changes in the Levels of Cyclic Nucleotides and Monoamines in Rat Brain During the Sleep-Wakefulness Cycle: Application of the Microwave Fixation Method to Sleep Research, Pages 163-175, S. Ogasahara, Y. Taguchi, H. Wada
Study of Regional Blood Volume in the Brain of the Mouse Using 250 msec Coagulation Following Administration of a Dihydrogenated Ergot Alkaloid (Hydergine), Pages 177-183, W.B. Stavinoha, A.T. Modak, J. Brantley
AUTHOR INDEX, Page 185
SUBJECT INDEX, Pages 187-191