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Neuropharmacology of Insects.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Symposium, CIBA Foundation
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
Colección:Novartis Foundation Symposia.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • Identification of a Drosophila melanogaster mutant that affects the saxitoxin receptor of the voltage-sensitive sodium channeDiscussion; 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 symposiumIndex of contributors; Subject index