Cyclic Nucleotides in the Nervous System by John Daly.

The elucidation of the cellular and molecular bases underlying the inte­ grated function of the central nervous system, both in disease and in health, must ultimately come from the combined efforts of scientists from many disciplines, including biology, chemistry, histology, pathology, physiology, p...

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Main Author: Daly, John (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1977.
Edition:1st ed. 1977.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Enzymatic Formation, Degradation, and Action of Cyclic Nucleotides
  • 2.1 Adenylate Cyclases
  • 2.2 Guanylate Cyclases
  • 2.3 Phosphodiesterases
  • 2.4 Protein Kinases
  • 2.5 Phosphoprotein Phosphatases
  • 3 Accumulation of Cyclic Nucleotides
  • 3.1 Cyclic AMP in Brain Slices
  • 3.2 Cyclic GMP in Brain Slices
  • 3.3 Cyclic AMP in Ganglia and Peripheral Neurons
  • 3.4 Cyclic GMP in Ganglia and Peripheral Neurons
  • 3.5 Cyclic Nucleotides in Cells of Neuronal or Glial Origin
  • 4 Functional Role of Cyclic Nucleotides
  • 4.1 Enzymatic Processes
  • 4.2 Cell Morphology, Differentiation, and Growth
  • 4.3 Membrane Phenomena
  • 4.4 Levels of Cyclic Nucleotides in Brain
  • 4.5 Central Behavioral and Vegetative Functions
  • Conclusion
  • References.