Edition |
Second edition. |
Description |
xxii, 722 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Note |
"Chapter 17, Environmental Neurotoxicants and Endocrine Disruptors by Susan A. Rice, Susan A. Rice and Associates, Inc. ; Chapter 21, Neurodegenerative Diseases by Jennifer R. Yates, Ohio Wesleyan University"-- Title page. |
Contents |
Principles of pharmacology -- Structure and function of the nervous system -- Chemical signaling by neurotransmitters and hormones -- Methods of research in psychopharmacology -- Catecholamines -- Serotonin -- Acetylcholine -- Glutamate and GABA -- Drug abuse and addiction -- Alcohol -- The opiates -- Psychomotor stimulants : cocaine and the amphetamines -- Nicotine and caffeine -- Marijuana and the cannabinoids -- Hallucinogens, PCP, and ketamine -- Inhalants, GHB, and anabolic-androgenic steroids -- Environmental neurotoxicants and endocrine disruptors -- Anxiety disorders : sedative-hypnotic-anxiolytic drugs -- Affective disorders : antidepressants and mood stabilizers -- Schizophrenia : antipsychotic drugs -- Neurodegenerative disorders. |
Summary |
Encompassing recent advances in molecular pharmacology and brain imaging, this text covers historical accounts of drug use, through clinical and preclinical behavioural studies, to the latest research on drug effects in transgenic mouse models. |
Subject |
Psychopharmacology.
|
|
Brain chemistry.
|
|
Molecular pharmacology.
|
|
Psychofarmacologie.
|
|
Brain chemistry. (OCoLC)fst00837713
|
|
Psychopharmacology. (OCoLC)fst01081659
|
|
Psychotropic Drugs -- pharmacokinetics
|
|
Psychotropic Drugs -- therapeutic use
|
|
Nervous System -- drug effects
|
|
Brain Chemistry -- drug effects
|
|
Mental Disorders -- drug therapy
|
|
Psychopharmacology -- methods
|
|
Psykofarmakologi.
|
|
Läkemedelsterapi.
|
Genre/Form |
Leermiddelen (vorm)
|
Added Author |
Quenzer, Linda F., author.
|
|
Rice, Susan A., writer of added text.
|
|
Yates, Jennifer R., writer of added text.
|
ISBN |
087893510X |
|
9780878935109 |
|