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Essays in Biochemistry Volume 33
Molecular Biology of the Brain

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Edited by SJ Higgins

University of Leeds, UK

Essays in Biochemistry

Essays in Biochemistry provides a single source of information on the latest research in rapidly moving areas of biochemistry and molecular biology.

Each chapter in this volume is written by an expert on the area of research and provide an insight onto a broad range of topics, from neurotransmitters and neuronal development to neurodegenerative and affective disorders and the complex phenomenon of memory.

Contents:

• Development of neural connectivity G Tear
  
• Understanding neurotransmitter receptors: molecular biology-based strategies M Wheatley
  
• Molecular analysis of neurotransmitter release G Schiavo and G Stenbeck
  
• Mitochondria in the life and death of neurons SL Budd and D Nicholls
  
• Neuro-regeneration: plasticity for repair and adaptation P Caroni
  
• A molecular basis for opiate action B Kieffer and D Massotte
  
• Gases as neurotransmitters JE Haley
  
• Molecular biology of olfactory receptors D Lancet et al.
  
• Pathology and drug action in schizophrenia: insights from molecular biology
  P Strange
  
• The genetics of Alzheimer's disease J Hardy et al.
  
• Use of brain grafts to study the pathogenesis of prion diseases A Aguzzi et al.
  
• Pathological mechanisms in Huntingdon's disease and other polyglutamine expansion diseases J-L Mandel et al.
  
• The matter of mind: molecular control of memory EP Huang and CF Stevens
  
• Future developments S Greenfield
  
  

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