Neuroreceptor Mechanisms in Brain

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Effect of Neuropeptides on Classic Types of Neurotransmission in the Rat Central Nervous System....Pages 1-11
Solubilization and Characterization of Substance P Receptors in the Central Nervous System....Pages 13-25
Evidence for Cardiovascular Roles of Tachykinin Peptides in the Brain of the Rat....Pages 27-37
Functions of a Co-Transmitter, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide, on the Neuromuscular Junction....Pages 39-50
Pharmacological Characterization of Sigma Binding Sites in Guinea Pig Brain Membranes....Pages 51-59
Transmitter-Activated Ion Channels as the Target of Chemical Agents....Pages 61-73
Chemical Kinetic Investigations of the Channel-Opening Process of Neurotransmitter Receptors....Pages 75-82
Primary Structure and Functional Expression of the Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor, P400....Pages 83-95
Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Activates Ca 2+ Channels in the Plasma Membranes of Rat Brain Nerve Terminals....Pages 97-110
Formation of Inositol Polyphosphates in Cultured Adrenal Chromaffin Cells....Pages 111-123
Effects of Oxygen Depletion on Phosphoinositide Breakdown in Rat Brain Slices....Pages 125-139
Expression of G-Protein α-Subunit cDNA....Pages 141-149
Serotonin Receptor Subtypes in Brain: Ligand Binding Properties and Coupling with G Proteins....Pages 151-164
A Cerebral Endogenous Factor Regulates the Activity of the Serotonergic Receptors Modulating the Neuronal Release of Acetylcholine....Pages 165-176
Serotonin Receptor Heterogeneity and the Role of Potassium Channels in Neuronal Excitability....Pages 177-191
Modulatory Actions of Norepinephrine on Neural Circuits....Pages 193-208
Genetic Analysis of the β -Adrenergic Receptor....Pages 209-220
Reversal of Nigrostriatal-Lesion-Induced Receptor Alterations by Grafting of Fetal Mesencephalic Dopaminergic Neurons....Pages 221-235
Octopamine: An Endogenous Blocker of Dopamine D-1 Receptors....Pages 237-240
Depression of NMDA-Evoked Acetylcholine Release by Endogenous Adenosine in Striatum Slices....Pages 241-248
Imaging of Dopamine D1 and D2 Receptors by a High Resolution Positron Emission Tomography....Pages 249-253
The Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Gene Family: Structure of Nicotinic Receptors from Muscle and Neurons and Neuronal α-Bungarotoxin-Binding Proteins....Pages 255-278
Regulation of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor by Serine and Tyrosine Protein Kinases....Pages 279-294
Affinity Purification of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor from Rat Brain....Pages 295-299
Differential Coupling of Subtypes of the Muscarinic Receptor to Signaling Mechanisms in Brain and Peripheral Tissues....Pages 301-312
The Molecular Properties of the M 1 Muscarinic Receptor and its Regulation of Cytosolic Calcium in a Eukaryotic Gene Expression System....Pages 313-330
Molecular Mechanism Underlying the Occurrence of Supersensitivity at Muscarinic Receptors: Analysis Using Cerebral Cortical Neurons in Primary Culture....Pages 331-342
Super-Delayed Changes of Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor in the Gerbil Hippocampus Following Transient Ischemia....Pages 343-347
Intramembrane Particles in the Postsynaptic Membranes of the S-, F-, and C-Type Synapses by Freeze-Fracturing, and Deep-Etching Studies on the Xenopus Spinal Cord....Pages 349-354
GABA A -Benzodiazepine Receptors: Demonstration of Pharmacological Subtypes in the Brain....Pages 355-364
Structural, Developmental and Functional Heterogeneity of Rat GABA A Receptors....Pages 365-374
Subunit and Subtype-Specific Antibodies to the GABA-A/Benzodiazepine Receptor Complex....Pages 375-380
The Differential Expression Pattern of the mRNAs Encoding β Subunits ( β 1 , β 2 and β 3 ) of GABA A Receptor in Rat Brain....Pages 381-390
“In Vivo” Inhibition of GABAergic Transmission Increases 35 S-TBPS Binding in the Rat Brain....Pages 391-404
123-I-Iomazenil-SPECT in Patients with Focal Epilepsies — A Comparative Study with 99m Tc-HMPAO-SPECT, CT and MR....Pages 405-412
Expression of the GABA B Receptor in Xenopus Oocytes and Desensitization by Activation of Protein Kinase C....Pages 413-420
Structure and Expression of Inhibitory Glycine Receptors....Pages 421-429
Heterogeneous Distribution of Glutamate Receptor Subtypes in Hippocampus as Revealed by Calcium Fluorometry....Pages 431-440
Excitatory Amino Acid Receptors in the Xenopus Oocyte Expression System....Pages 441-453
Novel Fourth Binding Sites of [ 3 H]Spermidine within the NMDA Receptor Complex....Pages 455-475
Solubilization of the NMDA Receptor Ion Channel Complex from Rat Brain....Pages 477-481
NMDA Receptor Agonists: Relationships between Structure and Biological Activity....Pages 483-487
Back Matter....Pages 489-498