The Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors: The Receptors

1 • Molecular Cloning, Expression, and Characterization of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtypes.- 2 • Pharmacological Properties of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors.- 3 • Second-Messenger Systems Coupled to Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors.- 4 • Anatomical Distribution of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors in Mammalian Brain.- 5 • Modulation of Ionic Currents by Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors in the CNS.- 6 • Acute Regulation of Synaptic Transmission by Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors.- 7 • Long-Lasting Modulation of Synaptic Transmission by Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors.- 8 • Regulation of Neuronal Circuits and Animal Behavior by Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors.- 9 • Roles of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors in Neuronal Degeneration.- 10 • Plasticity of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors in Physiological and Pathological Conditions.

...gives a state-of-the-art in the field (and) points out the needs of future research.-Trends in Pharmacological Sciences Review

This book is an excellent review of the molecular biology, pharmacology, anatomical distribution, and physiological and pathological roles of metabotrophic glutamate receptors. It provides a substantial support for the knowledge of metabotrophic glutamate receptor role in brain function and pathology. The editors have done an excellent job in choosing the contributing authors; each one is a major figure in the specific area he or she is presenting...recommended...-Neurological Research

...not only gives a state-of-the-art in the field but also points out the needs of future research thereby becomes of interest to scientists working both with metabotropic glutamate receptors and with receptors in general.-FEBS Letters