1st Edition

Serotonin Receptors in Neurobiology

Edited By Amitabha Chattopadhyay Copyright 2007
224 Pages 8 Color & 34 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

224 Pages
by CRC Press

A number of developments spanning a multitude of techniques makes this an exciting time for research in serotonin receptors. A comprehensive review of the subject from a multidisciplinary perspective, Serotonin Receptors in Neurobiology is among the first books to include information on serotonin receptor knockout studies. With contributions from leading experts in their fields, the book explores... Read more
Quantitative Imaging of Serotonin Autofluorescence with Multiphoton Microscopy, S.K. Kaushalya and S. Maiti

Monitoring Receptor-Mediated Changes of Intracellular cAMP Level by Using Ion Channels and Fluorescent Proteins as Biosensors, E.G. Ponimaskin, M. Heine, A. Zeug, T. Voyno-Yasenetskaya, and P.S. Salonikidis

Membrane Organization and Dynamics of the Serotonin1A Receptor Monitored Using Fluorescence Microscopic Approaches, S. Kalipatnapu, T.J. Pucadyil, and A. Chattopadhyay

Calmodulin Is a 5-HT Receptor-Interacting and Regulatory Protein, J.N. Turner, S.D. Coaxum, A.K. Gelasco, M.N. Garnovskaya, and J.R. Raymond

Identification of Novel Transcriptional Regulators in the Nervous System, F. Remes-Lenicov, K.X. Jacobsen, A. Rogaeva, M. Czesak, M. Hadjighasem, M. Daigle, and P.R. Albert

Serotonin 2A (5-HT2A) Receptor Function: Ligand-Dependent Mechanisms and Pathways, I. Raote, A. Bhattacharya, and M. M. Panicker

The 5-HT1A Receptor: A Signaling Hub Linked to Emotional Balance, P. Banerjee, M. Mehta, and B. Kanjilal

Do Limits of Neuronal Plasticity Represent an Opportunity for Mental Diseases, Such as Addiction to Food and Illegal Drugs? Use and Utilities of Serotonin Receptor Knock-Out Mice, V. Compan

Use of Mice with Targeted Genetic Inactivation in the Serotonergic System for the Study of Anxiety, M. Toth

Index

Biography

Amitabha Chattopadhyay