Nitric oxide in the nervous system /

The gas nitric oxide (NO) has burst upon neuroscience only recently, and yet it has permeated into almost every avenue of current research. The unique properties of this novel messenger have revolutionized our way ofthinking about neurotransmission. These special properties have also lead neuroscien...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Vincent, Steven Robert, 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Academic Press, �1995.
Colección:Neuroscience perspectives.
Temas:
Nitric oxide > Physiological effect.
Neuropharmacology.
Nervous System > drug effects
Nitric Oxide > adverse effects
Nitric Oxide > metabolism
Neuropharmacology
Monoxyde d'azote > Effets physiologiques.
Neuropharmacologie.
MEDICAL > Neuroscience.
PSYCHOLOGY > Neuropsychology.
Nitric oxide > Physiological effect
Zenuwstelsel.
Stikstofmonoxide.
Neurotransmetteurs.
Monoxyde d'azote > Synth�ese > R�egulation.
Monoxyde d'azote > R�ecepteurs.
Monoxyde d'azote > M�ecanisme d'action.
Syst�eme nerveux central.
Syst�eme nerveux autonome.
Humans > Nervous system > Biochemistry
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The gas nitric oxide (NO) has burst upon neuroscience only recently, and yet it has permeated into almost every avenue of current research. The unique properties of this novel messenger have revolutionized our way ofthinking about neurotransmission. These special properties have also lead neuroscientists to invoke NO to explain many previously unexplained phenomena in neurobiology. Fortunately, the development of numerous pharmacological agents is now allowing thesehypotheses to be tested. This volume will provide a synopsis of what is now known about NO. How and where NO is produced, how it acts at the molecular level to activate the synthesis of cGMP, and the possible targets of cGMP in the nervous system are reviewed. The roles of theNO/cGMP signal transduction pathway in the central and peripheral nervous systems, in glial cells, and in neuropathology are then explored. Together, these reviews will lead to further work explaining the varied functions of NO. Key Features * Describes how and why NO is produced in the nervous system * Examines all that is known of NOs role as a neurotransmitter * Explores cellular actions and physiological roles in the brain and peripheral nervous system Covers NOs molecular synthesis to its role in neuropathology.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 317 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780127219851
0127219854
9780080537559
0080537553
1281038563
9781281038562
9786611038564
6611038566

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