Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators

From the Contents:
- INTRODUCTION
Neuroactive Substances
Receptors and Transporters
Distribution and Localization of Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators
The Blood-Brain Barrier
Volume Transmission and Wiring Transmission
- METHODS FOR STUDYING NEUROACTIVE SUBSTANCES
Bio- and Radioisotope Assays
Microdialysis and Electrochemical Detection
Chromatography
Autoradiography
Immunohistochemical Methods
In-situ Hybridization
Staining and Neuroanatomical Tract Tracing
Electrophysiology
Behavioral Testing
- NEUROTRANSMITTERS
Acetylcholine
Dopamine
GABA (Gamma-Amino Butyric Acid)
Glutamate and Aspartate
Glycine
Histamine
Norepinephrine
Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine)
- NEUROMODULATORS
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)
Anandamide
Angiotensin
Atrial Natriuretic Factor
Calcitonin and Calcitonin Gene-Related Protein
Cholecystokinin
Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (CRF)
Dynorphin
Eicosanoids and Arachidonic Acid
Endorphin
Enkephalin
Galanin
Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
Gonadotropin-Rel easing Hormone
Interleukin
Melanin-Concentrating Hormone
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone
Neurotensin
Nitric Oxide
Nociceptin (Orphanin FQ)
Neuropeptide Y
PACAP (pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide)
Proopiomelanocortin
Purines
Somatostatin
Substance P and Tachykinins
Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
Tyr-MIF-1 Family
Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide (VIP)
Vasopressin and Oxytocin

Rolf Dermietzel is Professor and head of the Department of Neuroanatomy and Molecular Brain Research at the Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany. He gained his PhD from the University Hospital in Essen, Germany, in 1970, before training in cell biology at the California Institute of Technology and the Marine Biological Institute in Woods Hole, MA.