Glutamate and Gaba Receptors and Transporters: Structure, Function and Pharmacology
| PUBLISHER | CRC Press (10/04/2001) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
The ubiquitous presence of glutamate and GABA receptors in the nervous system makes these receptor systems pivotal to our understanding of neurotransmission. Cloning of the molecular components of these receptor systems has provided insights to the selectivity of many drugs and detailed characterisation at the molecular level is emerging. Moreover, continuous development of novel and selective drugs has revealed detailed information on the mechanism of receptor activation and regulation. However, the rapid development of different aspects of glutamate and GABA receptor research makes it increasingly difficult to establish a general view of the field. Studies of the receptors are a multi-disciplinary task employing many specialised techniques. This book conveys recent discoveries in a framework of the basic concepts in the field of glutamate and GABA receptor research. Glutamate and GABA Receptors and Transporters: Structure, Function and Pharmacology is suitable for postgraduate students studying ligand gated channels but also beneficial for industrial and academic research scientists in both the glutamate and GABA field. Universities offering programs in neuroscience, molecular pharmacology or medicinal chemistry will find this a valuable reference.
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ISBN-13:
9780748408818
ISBN-10:
0748408819
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
448
Carton Quantity:
8
Product Dimensions:
7.08 x 1.17 x 9.98 inches
Weight:
2.05 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Medical | Biochemistry
Medical | Pharmacology
Medical | Anatomy
Dewey Decimal:
612.804
Library of Congress Control Number:
2001023961
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The ubiquitous presence of glutamate and GABA receptors in the nervous system makes these receptor systems pivotal to our understanding of neurotransmission. Cloning of the molecular components of these receptor systems has provided insights to the selectivity of many drugs and detailed characterisation at the molecular level is emerging. Moreover, continuous development of novel and selective drugs has revealed detailed information on the mechanism of receptor activation and regulation. However, the rapid development of different aspects of glutamate and GABA receptor research makes it increasingly difficult to establish a general view of the field. Studies of the receptors are a multi-disciplinary task employing many specialised techniques. This book conveys recent discoveries in a framework of the basic concepts in the field of glutamate and GABA receptor research. Glutamate and GABA Receptors and Transporters: Structure, Function and Pharmacology is suitable for postgraduate students studying ligand gated channels but also beneficial for industrial and academic research scientists in both the glutamate and GABA field. Universities offering programs in neuroscience, molecular pharmacology or medicinal chemistry will find this a valuable reference.
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Editor:
Schousboe, Arne
Arne Schousboe obtained a Ph. D. in biochemistry from the University of Copenhagen in 1968 and, after a short period as Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen, he completed a post-doc period ( January 1972 September 1973) with Dr. Eugene Roberts at the Department of Neuroscience, City of Hope National Medical Center in Los Angeles. He subsequently joined the University of Copenhagen to resume a tenured position as Associate Professor in the Medical Faculty there and in 1978 he got his doctorate in science (D. Sc.) from the University of Copenhagen. In 1990 he moved to the Royal Danish School of Pharmacy as a Full Professor of biochemistry. This institution has subsequently become a part of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. He served as Department Chair from 2005 2010 and is now a part-time Professor of Neuropharmacology at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology at this Faculty. He has been working on astrocyte function, focusing on amino acid neurotransmission, for more than 4o years and is currently engaged in studies of glutamate and GABA homeostasis and metabolism. He has published over 550 papers on these topics. He has served on the editorial boards of numerous neuroscience journals over the years and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Neurochemical Research and editor of the book series Advances in Neurobiology.
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