International review of neurobiology. Volume 20

Published since 1959, this serial presents in-depth reviews of key topics in neuroscience, from molecules to behavior. The serial stays keenly atuned to recent developments through the contributions of first-class experts in the many fields of neuroscience. Neuroscientists as well as clinicians, psychologists, physiologists and pharmacoloists will find this serial an indispensable addition to their library. Content: Associate Editors Page ii Edited by Page iii Copyright page Page iv Contributors Page ix Functional Metabolism of Brain Phospholipids Original Research Article Pages 1-29 G. Brian Ansell, Sheila Spanner Isolation and Purification of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor and Its Functional Reconstitution into a Membrane Environment Original Research Article Pages 31-63 Michael S. Briley, Jean-Pierre Changeux Biochemical Aspects of Neurotransmission in the Developing Brain Original Research Article Pages 65-103 Joseph T. Coyle The Formation, Degradation, and Function of Cyclic Nucleotides in the Nervous System Original Research Article Pages 105-168 John W. Daly Fluctuation Analysis in Neurobiology Original Research Article Pages 169-208 Louis J. DeFelice Lipotropin and the Central Nervous System Original Research Article Pages 209-250 W.H. Gispen, J.M. van Ree, D. de Wied Tissue Fractionation in Neurobiochemistry: an Analytical Tool or a Source of Artifacts Original Research Article Pages 251-281 Pierre Laduron Choline Acetyltransferase: a Review With Special Reference to its Cellular and Subcellular Localization Original Research Article Pages 283-337 Jean Rossier Subject Index Pages 339-343 Front Cover; International Review of Neurobiology, Volume 20; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1. Functional Metabolism of Brain Phospholipids; Chapter 2. Isolation and Purification of the Nicotine Acetylcholine Receptor and Its Functional Reconstitution into a Membrane Environment; Chapter 3. Biochemical Aspects of Neurotransmission in the Developing Brain; Chapter 4. The Formation, Degradation, and Function of Cyclic Nucleotides in the Nervous System; Chapter 5. Fluctuation Analysis in Neurobiology; Chapter 6. Lipotropin and the Central Nervous System.