Name: Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology
ISBN: 978-0-387-30373-4

Editors:

Abel Lajtha
1. Center for Neurochemistry, Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, USA
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Simo S. Oja
1. The Centre for Laboratory Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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Arne Schousboe
1. Inst. for Pharmacology, Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Pirjo Saransaari
1. Brain Research Center, Medical School, University of Tampere, Espoo, Finland
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Front Matter

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1 Glutamine, Glutamate, and GABA: Metabolic Aspects
- H. S. Waagepetersen, U. Sonnewald, A. Schousboe
Pages 1-21
2 Serine, Glycine, and Threonine
- T. J. de Koning, S. A. Fuchs, L. W. J. Klomp
Pages 23-45
3 Histidine
- P. Panula
Pages 47-58
4 Aromatic Amino Acids in the Brain
- M. Cansev, R. J. Wurtman
Pages 59-97
5 Arginine, Citrulline, and Ornithine
- H. Wiesinger
Pages 99-115
6 Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs) in Brain
- S. M. Hutson, A. J. Sweatt, K. F. LaNoue
Pages 117-131
7 Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids
- G. J. McBean
Pages 133-154
8 Taurine
- S. S. Oja, P. Saransaari
Pages 155-206
9 Neurobiology of D-Amino Acids
- E. Dumin, H. Wolosker
Pages 207-224
10 Amino Acids and Brain Volume Regulation: Contribution and Mechanisms
- H. Pasantes-Morales
Pages 225-248
11 Urea Cycle Enzymopathies
- R. Butterworth
Pages 249-259
12 Ammonia Toxicity in the Central Nervous System
- J. Albrecht
Pages 261-276
13 Disorders of Amino Acid Metabolism
- M. Yudkoff
Pages 277-303
14 N-Acetylaspartate and N-Acetylaspartylglutamate
- M. H. Baslow
Pages 305-346
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
16 Low Molecular Weight Peptides
- K. L. Reichelt
Pages 401-411
Back Matter

Pages 413-418

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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

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
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