
The Brain as a Drug Target
Description
Key Features
- Discusses new discoveries, approaches, and ideas
- Contributions from leading scholars and industry experts
- Reference guide for researchers involved in molecular biology and related fields
Readership
Researchers, professors and graduate students in biochemistry, chemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, and medicine
Table of Contents
1. Monoamine Transporters: Vulnerable and Vital Doorkeepers
Zhicheng Lin, Juan J. Canales, Thröstur Björgvinsson, Morgane M. Thomsen, Hong Qu, Qing-Rong Liu, Gonzalo E. Torres, and S. Barak Caine
2. Therapeutic Targets in Alzheimer Disease and Related Tauopathies
Christopher P. Corbo and Alejandra del C. Alonso
3. Therapeutic Targets for Neuroprotection and/or Enhancement of Functional Recovery Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Matthew L. Kelso and James R. Pauly
4. Insulin, Synaptic Function, and Opportunities for Neuroprotection
John G. Mielke and Yu-Tian Wang
5. Molecular Alterations in Glioblastoma: Potential Targets for Immunotherapy
Azizul Haque, Naren L. Banik, and Swapan K. Ray
6. Molecular Signaling and Translational Significance of the Corticotropin Releasing Factor System
Patrick J. Ronan, and Cliff H. Summers
7. Molecular targets of alcohol action: translational research for pharmacotherapy development and screening
Giorgio Gorini, Richard L. Bell, and R. Dayne Mayfield
8. Brain Nicotinic Receptors as Emerging Targets for Drug Addiction: Neurobiology to Translational Research
Shafiqur Rahman
9. Glutamatergic Neuroplasticity in Cocaine Addiction
Joachim D. Uys and Kathryn J. Reissner
10. Role of the serotonergic system in alcohol dependence: from animal models to clinics
Verity R. Johnson, Jason M. Weedman, Youssef Sari
Product details
- No. of pages: 468
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2011
- Published: January 12, 2011
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780123855077
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780123855060