Neuropharmacology of insects / / [editors, David Evered, Maeve O'Connor, and Julie Whelan]

• Pubblicazione: London : , : Pitman, , 1982
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 330 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 595.7/0188; 595.70188
• Soggetto topico: Insects - Physiology; Insects - Nervous system; Neuropharmacology; Pharmacology
• Altri autori: EveredDavid O'ConnorMaeve WhelanJulie
• Note generali: "Symposium on Neuropharmacology of Insects, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 30 June-2 July 1981."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Neuropharmacology of insects; Contents; Introduction; Chemical signalling in the insect nervous system; Acetylcholine receptors of identified insect neurons; Discussion; Properties of dopamine receptors at a neuroglandular synapse; Discussion; Properties of modulatory octopamine receptors in the locust; Discussion; Properties of postsynaptic channels activated by glutamate and GABA in locust muscle fibres; Discussion; Neurosecretory peptides and biogenic amines; Discussion; Isolation of receptors from the central nervous system ; Pharmacological characteristics of a putative nicotinic acetylcholine receptor from Musca domestica Discussion; Binding of acetylcholine receptor/channel probes to housefly head membranes; Discussion; Subcellular fractionation of invertebrate nervous tissue; Properties of synaptosomes from the central nervous system of insects; Discussion; Binding and uptake of glutamate and γ-aminobutyric acid in membrane fractions from locust muscle; Discussion; Genetic approaches to insect neurochemistry ; Identification of a Drosophila melanogaster mutant that affects the saxitoxin receptor of the voltage-sensitive sodium channe Discussion; Genetic and immunological studies of the nervous system of Drosophila melanogaster; Discussion; Activation of ion channels in locust muscle by amino acids; Discussion; Receptor mechanisms mediating the action of 5-hydroxytryptamine; Discussion; Solitary wasp venoms and toxins as tools for the study of neuromuscular transmission in insects; Discussion; Insecticides as probes for the study of ionic channels in nerve membranes; Discussion; Review of the symposium; Index of contributors; Subject index
• Titolo autorizzato: Neuropharmacology of insects
• ISBN: 0-470-72070-0; 1-280-78399-0; 9786613694386; 0-470-71839-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910144655703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 88.