About the Book
This is Part II of a two-part book, which provides advanced biochemical and histochemical analytical methods on neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, and neuropeptides, described by international specialists. The biochemical methods include liquid chromatography/electrochemistry, liquid chromatography/fluorescence and chemiluminescence detection, gas chromatography or liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry, and immunoassays. Morphological and physiological methods are also described, including immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, in vivo microdialysis, electrophysiological analysis, microwave irradiation, electrophysiological analysis, micro-anatomical dissection, peptide sequence analysis, quantitative autoradiographic analysis, and isolated CNS preparations. The neurotransmitters and neuropeptides include catecholamines, indoleamines, histamine, polyamines, and various neuropeptides, and their related enzymes. The book is a comprehensive, advanced and versatile volume on the biochemical, morphological and physiological analysis of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides.
Table of Contents:
Immunoassays of catecholamines and their metabolites, M. Yoshioka; Assay of serotonin, related metabolites and tryptophan hydroxylase, C.J. Schmidt, D.M. Kuhn, W. Lovenberg; Determination of the monoamine oxidases, K.F. Tipton, M.B.H. Youdim; Histamine and its related metabolites, A. Yamatodani, H. Wada; Histamine and its related enzymes, H. Hayashi, T. Watanabe; Histamine receptors, H. Fukui, K. Yanai; Assay methods for polyamines, K. Fujita, T. Nagatsu and K. Shimpo; Quantitative methods for trace amines, D.A. Durden, B.A. Davis; Analysis of tetrahydroisoquinolines in the brain by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, T. Niwa, M. Naoi, M. Yoshida, T. Nagatsu; Ultrasensitive enzyme immunoassay for peptides, S. Hashida, K. Tanaka, N. Yamamoto. E. Ishikawa; Analysis of neuropeptides by high-performance liquid chromatography, K. Kojima, Y. Suzuki, H. Parvez, S. Parvez, T. Nagatsu; Peptide sequence analysis, K. Takio, K. Titani; Neuropeptide-degrading peptidase, F. Checler; Peptidylglycine X-amidating enzyme, K. Mizuno, H. Matsuo; Quantative autoradiographic analysis of brain atrial natriuretic peptide receptors, S. Zorad, J.M. Saavedra; Isolated CNS preparations for studies on substance P and other neurotransmitters, H. Suzuki, M. Otsuka.
