Transmitter Biochemistry of Human Brain Tissue: Proceedings of the Symposium held at the 12th CINP Congress, Göteborg, Sweden June, 1980

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Behavior and Biochemistry: An Introductory Essay....Pages 3-6
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Importance of Topographic Neurochemistry in Studying Neurotransmitter Systems in Human Brain: Critique and New Data....Pages 9-24
Brain Neurotransmitter Amines in Cerebral Ischemia and Stroke....Pages 25-42
[18F]Fluoro-Dopa for the in vivo Investigation of Intracerebral Dopamine Metabolism....Pages 43-46
Analytical Problems in Post-mortem Brain Studies....Pages 47-54
Regulation of 5-HT Receptor Binding as a Biochemical model for Pathological or Functional Changes in the CNS....Pages 55-69
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Dopamine Receptors in Human Brain: Comparison with Rat and Calf Brain....Pages 73-83
Neurotransmitter Enzymes and Receptors in Post-mortem Brain in Schizophrenia: Evidence that an Increase in D2 Dopamine Receptors is Associated with the Type I Syndrome....Pages 85-96
Dopamine Metabolism in Human Brain....Pages 97-104
Propranolol Binding in Human Brain: Preliminary Studies....Pages 105-112
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Dopamine and Noradrenaline in the Magno- and Parvocellular Portions of the Red Nucleus....Pages 115-125
Function and Dysfunction of the GABA System in the Human Brain....Pages 127-141
Central Aminergic Function and its Disturbance by Hepatic Disease: The Current Status of L-valine Pharmacotherapy in Metabolic Coma....Pages 143-182
Antipsychotic Ligand Binding Sites in the Human Brain: Regional Selectivity Implicates Involvement of Multiple Neurotransmitters....Pages 183-198
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Transmitter Biochemistry of Huntington’s Disease....Pages 201-220
Neuropeptides in Human Brain: Studies on Substance P, Cholecystokinin, Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide and Methionine-Enkephalin in Normal Human Brain and in Huntington Disease....Pages 221-234
Biogenic Amines and Related Enzymes in Normal Aging, Senile Dementia and Chronic Alcoholism....Pages 237-252
Biochemical Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease in Relation to Histopathology, Clinical Findings and Pathogenesis....Pages 253-268
Parkinson’s Disease as a Model for Behavioural Studies in Man....Pages 271-279
Biopterin in the Brain of Controls and Patients with Parkinson’s Disease and Related Striatal Degenerative Diseases: Application of New Biopterin Radioimmunoassay....Pages 281-289
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Catecholaminergic Enzymes in Parkinson’s Disease and Related Extrapyramidal Diseases....Pages 291-302
Brain Dopamine Receptors in Parkinson’s Disease: Involvement with Clinical Features and Therapeutic Responses....Pages 303-317
A Summary....Pages 319-321
Back Matter....Pages 323-332