Essays in Biochemistry, Volume 33 : : Molecular Biology of the Brain / / ed. by S. J. Higgins.

• MitwirkendeR: Budd, Samantha L.,; Caroni, Pico,; Greenfield, Susan,; Haley, Jane E.,; Hardy, John,; Higgins, Steve,; Huang, Emily P.,; Hutton, Michael,; Kieffer, Brigitte L.,; Lancet, Doron,; Lunkes, Astrid,; Mandel, Jean-Louis,; Massotte, Dominique,; Nicholls, David G.,; Perez-Tur, Jordi,; Pilpel, Yitzhak,; Sehiavo, Giampietro,; Sosinsky, Alona,; Stenbeck, Gudrun,; Stevens, Charles F.,; Strange, Philip G.,; Tear, Guy,; Trottier, Yvon,; Wheatley, Mark,
• HerausgeberIn: Higgins, S. J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2017]; ©1999
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 5151
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (198 p.)

The workings of the brain have long held a fascination for scientists. Yet, faced as they have been with the obvious anatomical and biochemical complexity of the brain, understanding its functions--more than superficially--has seemed an impossible goal. The authors of the essays in this volume, ackn...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Authors
• Abbreviations
• 1. Molecular cues that guide the development of neural connectivity
• 2. Understanding neurotransmitter receptors: molecular biology-based strategies
• 3. Molecular analysis of neurotransmitter release
• 4. Mitochondria in the life and death of neurons
• 5. Neuro-regeneration: plasticity for repair and adaptation
• 6. A molecular basis for opiate action
• 7. Gases as neurotransmitters
• 8. Molecular biology of olfactory receptors
• 9. Pathology and drug action in schizophrenia: insights from molecular biology
• 10. Genetics of Alzheimer's disease
• 11. Use of brain grafts to study the pathogenesis of prion diseases
• 12. Pathological mechanisms in Huntington's disease and other polyglutamine expansion diseases
• 13. The matter of mind: molecular control of memory
• 14. Future developments
• Subject index