Dopamine Receptors and Transporters details the function, characterization, and physiology of various dopamine receptor/transporter systems and explores their role in etiology, diagnosis, and disease management.

Contents

1. A Natural History of Vertebrate Dopamine Receptors
2. Structure of Mammalian D1 and D5 Dopamine Receptors and Their Function and Regulation in Cells
3. Structural Analysis of the Mammalian D2, D3, and D4 Dopamine Receptors
4. Physiology, Pharmacology, and Pathophysiology of the D1-like Family of Dopamine Receptors in the Central Nervous System
5. The Dopamine D3 Receptor in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders
6. Dopamine Systems in the Brain of Mammals
7. Dopaminergic Receptor Function Defined by Studying Genetically Altered Mice
8. Dopaminergic Involvement in Arousal, Incentive-Motivational Learning, and Cognition
9. Overview of Dopamine Systems and Schizophrenia
10. Dopaninergic Systems in Parkinson's Disease
11. Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder as Putative Dopamine-Linked Illnesses: Neurodevelopmental Origins and Lifetime Trajectory
12. Dopaminergic Neurotransmission in Tourette's Syndrome: A Current Update
13. Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease
14. Dopamine Transporters: Structure-Activity Relationships and Regulation in Neurons
15. Dopamine Transporters: Pharmacology and Involvement in Neuropsychiatric Diseases
16. Recent Advances in the Molecular Mechanisms of Psychostimulant Abuse by Using Knockout Mice
17. Neurochemistry and Pharmacology of the Dopamine System in Mice Lakcing Vesicular and Plasma Membrane Uptake Mechanisms
18. Dopamine Inbalances in the Schizophrenic Brain: Imaging Studies
19. Imaging Dopamine Transporters in Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders
20. In Vivo Effects of Psychostimulants on Brain Dopamine Systems: Contributions of Human PET and SPECT Studies
21. Imaging Antipsychotic Action and Dopamine Receptors
22. Imaging Dopamine System Function in Personality Traits and Generalized Social Phobia

Index

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