Molecular neuropharmacology a foundation for clinical neuroscience
Eric J. Nestler, Steven E. Hyman, Robert C. Malenka.
- 2nd ed.
- New York McGraw-Hill Medical c2009.
- xiv, 498 p. ill. (chiefly col.) 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic principles of neuropharmacology -- Cellular basis of communication -- Synaptic transmission -- Signal transduction in the brain -- Neural substrates of drug action -- Excitory and inhibitory amino acids -- Widely projecting systems : monoamines, acetylcholine, and orexin -- Neuropeptides -- Atypical neurotransmitters -- Neuropharmacology of neural systems and disorders -- Autonomic nervous system -- Neural and neuroendocrine control of the internal milieu -- Pain and inflammation -- Sleep and arousal -- Higher cognitive function and behavioral control -- Mood and emotion -- Reinforcement and addictive disorders -- Schizophrenia and other psychoses -- Neurodegeneration -- Seizure disorders -- Stroke and migraine.