Serotoninergic Neurons and 5-HT Receptors in the CNS: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, cartea 129

1 Development and Adult Plasticity of Serotoninergic Neurons and Their Target Cells.- 2 Anatomy of Central Serotoninergic Projection Systems.- 3 Physiology and Pharmacology of Brain Serotoninergic Neurons.- 4 Tryptophan Hydroxylase: Molecular Biology and Regulation.- 5 Molecular Analysis of Serotonin Packaging into Secretory Vesicles.- 6 Regulation of the Environment of the Interior of Serotonin-Storing Vesicles.- 7 Molecular Biology and Transductional Characteristics of 5-HT Receptors.- 8 5-Hydroxytryptamine Receptor Histochemistry: Comparison of Receptor mRNA Distribution and Radioligand Autoradiography in the Brain.- 9 The Main Features of Central 5-HT1A Receptor.- 10 Functional Neuropharmacology of Compounds Acting at 5-HT1B/D Receptors.- 11 5-HT-Moduline, an Endogenous Peptide Modulating Serotoninergic Activity via a Direct Interaction at 5-HT1B/1D Receptors.- 12 Regulation of 5-HT Release in the CNS by Presynaptic 5-HT Autoreceptors and by 5-HT Heteroreceptors.- 13 Behavioral Consequences of 5-HT1BReceptor Gene Deletion.- 14 Pharmacology of 5-HT2Receptors.- 15 Regulation of 5-HT2AReceptor at the Molecular Level.- 16 Neuropharmacology of 5-HT3Receptor Ligands.- 17 5-HT4Receptors: An Update.- 18 Molecular Biology and Potential Functional Role of 5-HT5, 5-HT6, and 5-HT7 Receptors.- 19 Electrophysiology of 5-HT Receptors.- 20 5-HT Receptors Involved in the Regulation of Hormone Secretion.- 21 Role of Serotoninergic Neurons and 5-HT Receptors in the Action of Hallucinogens.- 22 The Interaction of the Serotoninergic and Other Neuroregulatory Systems in Alcohol Dependence.- 23 Neuronal Pathophysiology of Migraine as a Basis for Acute Treatment with 5-HT Receptor Ligands.- 24 Modulation of Nociception by Descending Serotoninergic Projections.- 25 Molecular Biology of Monoamine Oxidase A and B: Their Role in the Degradation of Serotonin.- 26 Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, and Genetics of the Serotonin Transporter: Psychobiological and Clinical Implications.- 27 Animal Models of Integrated Serotoninergic Functions: Their Predictive Value for the Clinical Applicability of Drugs Interfering with Serotoninergic Transmission.- 28 Current Psychiatric Uses of Drugs Acting on the Serotonin System.

The present volume summarizes data obtained by the application of modern molecular and cell biological, morphological and immunohistochemical, autoradiographic, electrophysiological and pharmacological techniques