Neurotransmitter Interaction and Compartmentation

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Nerve-Terminal Ultrastructure: A Role for Neurotubules?....Pages 1-13
Preparation of Synaptic Junctional Structures by Phase Partitioning in the Presence of n-Octyl-Glucoside....Pages 15-16
Molecular Composition of Synaptic Junctions and Post-Synaptic Densities: A Functional Perspective....Pages 17-38
Using Antibodies to Probe Brain Development....Pages 39-51
Glutamate Depolarization-Induced Release in the Cerebellum and its Regulation by GABA....Pages 53-77
Developmental Analysis of Neurotransmitter Systems in Rabbit Retina....Pages 79-97
Granular Vesicles of the Posterior Pituitary: A Model for Peptide Synthesis and Transport....Pages 99-100
Calmodulin Modulation of the Calcium Signal in Synaptic Transmission....Pages 101-120
The Study of Receptors and Ca Movements in Smooth Muscle as a Model for Presynaptic Events....Pages 121-137
Role for Contractile Proteins in Transmitter Release?....Pages 139-150
New Insights into Vesicle Recycling in a Model Cholinergic System....Pages 151-173
Pharmacology of the Acetylcholine Release evoked by One or a Few Nerve Impulses at the Nerve-Electroplaque Junction of Torpedo ....Pages 175-190
The Uptake and Metabolism of Choline Analogues by Cholinergic Nerve Terminals....Pages 191-209
Choline Uptake and Acetylcholine Release....Pages 211-217
 In Vivo Regulation of Nigro-striatal and Mesocortico-prefrontal Dopaminergic Neurons....Pages 219-233
Acetylcholine-Dopamine Interactions in the Corpus Striatum and Nucleus Accumbens....Pages 235-252
Cholinergic Systems in the CNS....Pages 253-289
Distribution and Nature of Subpopulations of Muscarinic Receptors in the CNS as Judged by Receptor Binding....Pages 291-295
Regulation of Antagonist and Agonist Binding to the Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor by Protein Phosphorylation....Pages 297-298
GABA Enzymes and Pathways....Pages 299-327
GABA-Transaminase Inhibitors and Neuronal Function....Pages 329-344
GABA Synthesis: Its Dynamics in Relation to Glutamate and Glutamine Metabolism....Pages 345-357
Metabolic and Transmitter Compartments for Glutamate....Pages 359-378
Glutamate and Glutamine Transport in Cultured Neuronal and Glial Cells....Pages 379-382
Studies on Neuronal-Glial Metabolism of Glutamate in Cerebellar Slices....Pages 383-394
Amino Acid Compartments in Hippocampus: An Autoradiographic Approach....Pages 395-410
The Distribution and Regulation in Nerve Cells and Astrocytes of Certain Enzymes Associated with the Metabolic Compartmentation of Glutamate....Pages 411-429
Compartmentation of the Supply of the Acetyl Moiety for Acetylcholine Synthesis....Pages 431-460
Inter-Cell Regulation of Metabolism and Function....Pages 461-471
Macromolecular Interactions Between Neurons and Peripheral Glia in Cell Culture....Pages 473-496
Proliferation and Maturation of Neuronal Cells from the Central Nervous System in Culture....Pages 497-514
Certain Surface Properties of Isolated and Cultured Cerebellar Cells....Pages 515-534
Immunocytochemical Localization of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase, Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Transaminase in the Cerebellum....Pages 535-556
The Ultrastructural Localization of 5′-Nucleotidase in the Molecular Layer of the House Cerebellum....Pages 557-571
Monosodium Glutamate (M.S.G.) Effects on Arcuate Cells at Puberty....Pages 573-575
The Autoradiographic Localization of Baclofen-Sensitive GABA B Sites in Rat Cerebellum....Pages 577-583
Excitatory Amino Acids in the Cerebellum: Receptor Types and Receptive Cells....Pages 585-599
Physiological and Chemical Control of Hippocampal Neurones....Pages 601-616
The Postsynaptic Action of a Variety of Conventional and Non-Conventional Putative Neurotransmitters on Hippocampal Neurones....Pages 617-639
Synaptic Efficacy and Reliability in Perforant Pathway....Pages 641-649
Gonadal Steroid Action on Brain Sexual Differentiation and Sexual Behavior....Pages 651-663
Intracellular Compartmentation of the Oestrogen Receptor in the Female Rat Hypothalamus....Pages 665-674
Vasopressin and Oxytocin, Chemical Messengers in the Brain....Pages 675-685
A Procedure for the Characterisation of Identified Neuronal Pathways....Pages 687-689
Functional Morphology of Retinal Neurons with Monoamine or Amino Acid Neurotransmitters....Pages 691-718
Neuropeptides in the Vertebrate Retina....Pages 719-733
Excitatory, Inhibitory and Peptidergic Pathways in the Mudpuppy Retina....Pages 735-759
Transmitter Release from the Retina....Pages 761-785
Postnatal Development of a Mammalian Retina: Neurotransmitters as Physiological and Anatomical Probes....Pages 787-794
Cyclic Nucleotides in Retina....Pages 795-810
Neurotransmitter-Sensitive Adenylate Cyclase in the Teleost Retina....Pages 811-833
Back Matter....Pages 835-839