Table of Contents

Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors: Functional and Pharmacological Properties in Relation to Constituent Subunits. Molecular Structure of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors. Glutamate Receptor Trafficking. Pharmacology of NMDA Receptors. Pharmacology of AMPA/kainate Receptors. Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors (mGluRs): Structure and Functions. Pharmacology of Metabotropic Receptors. Insights into GABAA Receptor Complexity From the Study of Cerebellar Granule Cells: Synaptic and Extrasynaptic Receptors. GABAA Receptor Complex: Structure and Function. GABAA Receptor Complex: Structural Requirements for Ligand Interactions. Molecular Structure of the GABAB Receptors. Phamacology of GABAB Receptors. Structure, Function and Regulation of Glutamate Transporters. GABA Transporters: Functional and Pharmacological Properties. Transgenic Models for Glutamate Receptor Function. Transgenic Models for GABAA Receptor Function. Glutamatergic transmission: Therapeutic Prospects for Schizophrenia and Alzheimer's Disease. GABA-ergic Transmission: Therapeutic Prospects.

About the Author

Jan Egebjerg, Arne Schousboe, Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen

Reviews

'It will certainly be of great interest to people in the field', - "Robert Oswald, Cornell University, USA." 'This book will have widespread appeal to both scientists in academic and industrial settings in addition to clinical scientists', - "Stephen Moss, University College London."