Pharmacology of the Hypothalamus : Proceedings of a British Pharmacological Society International Symposium on the Hypothalamus Held on Thursday, September 8th, 1977 at the University of Manchester, U.K.

Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction....Pages 1-4 Functional anatomy of the hypothalamus....Pages 5-30 The transmitters of the hypothalamus....Pages 31-61 Pharmacology of hypothalamic neurones....Pages 63-104 The hypothalamus and the pharmacology of thermoregulation....Pages 105-136 Ergot alkaloids and the modulation of hypothalamic function....Pages 137-160 Hypothalamic peptide hormones and their analogues....Pages 161-206 Evaluation of clinical disturbances of the hypothalamus....Pages 207-225 The hypothalamus as an endocrine target organ....Pages 227-245 Back Matter....Pages 247-277