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Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology

Amino Acids and Peptides in the Nervous System

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  • © 2007

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Editors:
  1. Abel Lajtha

    1. Center for Neurochemistry, Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, USA

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  2. Simo S. Oja

    1. The Centre for Laboratory Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland

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  3. Arne Schousboe

    1. Inst. for Pharmacology, Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Copenhagen, Denmark

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  4. Pirjo Saransaari

    1. Brain Research Center, Medical School, University of Tampere, Espoo, Finland

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Table of contents (16 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. 1 Glutamine, Glutamate, and GABA: Metabolic Aspects

    • H. S. Waagepetersen, U. Sonnewald, A. Schousboe
    Pages 1-21

  3. 2 Serine, Glycine, and Threonine

    • T. J. de Koning, S. A. Fuchs, L. W. J. Klomp
    Pages 23-45

  4. 3 Histidine

    • P. Panula
    Pages 47-58

  5. 4 Aromatic Amino Acids in the Brain

    • M. Cansev, R. J. Wurtman
    Pages 59-97

  6. 5 Arginine, Citrulline, and Ornithine

    • H. Wiesinger
    Pages 99-115

  7. 6 Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs) in Brain

    • S. M. Hutson, A. J. Sweatt, K. F. LaNoue
    Pages 117-131

  8. 7 Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids

    • G. J. McBean
    Pages 133-154

  9. 8 Taurine

    • S. S. Oja, P. Saransaari
    Pages 155-206

  10. 9 Neurobiology of D-Amino Acids

    • E. Dumin, H. Wolosker
    Pages 207-224

  11. 10 Amino Acids and Brain Volume Regulation: Contribution and Mechanisms

    • H. Pasantes-Morales
    Pages 225-248

  12. 11 Urea Cycle Enzymopathies

    • R. Butterworth
    Pages 249-259

  13. 12 Ammonia Toxicity in the Central Nervous System

    • J. Albrecht
    Pages 261-276

  14. 13 Disorders of Amino Acid Metabolism

    • M. Yudkoff
    Pages 277-303

  15. 14 N-Acetylaspartate and N-Acetylaspartylglutamate

    • M. H. Baslow
    Pages 305-346

  16. 15 Glutathione in the Nervous System: Roles in Neural Function and Health and Implications for Neurological Disease

    • R. Janáky, R. Cruz-Aguado, S. S. Oja, C. A. Shaw
    Pages 347-399

  17. 16 Low Molecular Weight Peptides

    • K. L. Reichelt
    Pages 401-411

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 413-418
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for Neurochemistry, Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, USA

    Abel Lajtha

  • The Centre for Laboratory Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland

    Simo S. Oja

  • Inst. for Pharmacology, Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Arne Schousboe

  • Brain Research Center, Medical School, University of Tampere, Espoo, Finland

    Pirjo Saransaari

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology

  • Book Subtitle: Amino Acids and Peptides in the Nervous System

  • Editors: Abel Lajtha, Simo S. Oja, Arne Schousboe, Pirjo Saransaari

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30373-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Reference Module Biomedical and Life Sciences

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2007

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-30342-0Published: 13 April 2007

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-30373-4Published: 29 July 2010

  • Edition Number: 3

  • Number of Pages: X, 418

  • Number of Illustrations: 58 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Neurosciences

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