Brain Norepinephrine : Neurobiology and Therapeutics (Paperback)

Introduction: revision of an old transmitter Gregory A. Ordway; Part I. The Neurobiology of Norepinephrine: 1. Neuroanatomical and chemical organization of the locus coeruleus Kimberly L. Simpson and Rick C. S. Lin; 2. Interactions of norepinephrine with other neurotransmitter systems: anatomical basis and pharmacology Craig A. Stockmeier and Gregory A. Ordway; 3. Receptors for norepinephrine and signal transduction pathways David B. Bylund; 4. Regulation of gene transcription in the central nervous system by norepinephrine Ronald S. Duman and Samuel S. Newton; 5. The norepinephrine transporter and regulation of synaptic transmission Subbu Apparsundaram; Part II. Norepinephrine and Behavior: 6. Role of the locus coeruleus-norepinephrine system in arousal and circadian regulation of the sleep wake cycle Gary S. Aston-Jones, Monica Gonzalez and Scott Doran; 7. Locus coeruleus and regulation of behavioral flexibility and attention: clinical implications Gary S. Aston-Jones, Michiyo Iba, Edwin Clayton, Janusz Rajkowski and Jonathan Cohen; 8. Norepinephrine and long-term memory function Benno Roozendaal; 9. Norepinephrine and stress David A. Morilak; Part III. The Biology of Norepinephrine in CNS Pathology: 10. Animal models of psychopathology: focus on norepinephrine Leonie A. M. Welberg and Paul Plotsky; 11. Neuropathology of central norepinephrine in psychiatric disorders: postmortem research Gregory A. Ordway; 12. Norepinephrine in mood disorders Pedro L. Delgado and Cristinel Coconcea; 13. Noradrenergic pathology and pain Antti Pertovaara; 14. Norepinephrine in cognitive disorders Amy F. T. Arnsten; 15. Norepinephrine in neurological disorders Francesco Fornai; 16. Genetics of noradrenergic neurobiology Inna Belfer and David Goldman; Part IV. Psychopharmacology of Norepinephrine: 17. Actions of antidepressant and other drugs on norepinephrine systems Elliott Richelson; 18. The clinical role of norepinephrine antidepressants in depression and anxiety disorders J. Craig Nelson; 19. Norepinephrine in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Fred W. Riemherr, Michael A. Schwartz, B. K. Marchant and E. Higgins; 20. Psychopharmacology of norepinephrine in eating disorders Katherine A. Halmi and Sun Young Yum; 21. Role of norepinephrine in substance abuse Susan L. Broom and Bryan K. Yamamoto.