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Excitotoxins

Proceedings of an International Symposium held at The Wenner-Gren Center, Stockholm, August 26–27, 1982

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1983

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Editors:
  1. Kjell Fuxe

    1. Department of Histology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

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  2. Peter Roberts

    1. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Southampton, Southampton, England

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  3. Robert Schwarcz

    1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

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Part of the book series: Wenner-Gren Center International Symposium Series (WGCISS, volume 39)

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Table of contents (27 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Excitotoxic Amino Acids: Localization, Chemistry, Physiology, Pharmacology and Biochemistry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Identification of Excitatory Amino Acid Pathways in the Mammalian Nervous System

      • F. Fonnum, V. M. Fosse, C. N. Allen
      Pages 3-18

    3. Electrophysiological Actions of Kainate and Other Excitatory Amino Acids, and the Structure of Their Receptors

      • H. McLennan, G. L. Collingridge, S. J. Kehl
      Pages 19-30

    4. Two Types of Excitatory Amino Acid Responses in the Cat Caudate Nucleus

      • P. L. Herrling
      Pages 33-42

    5. Recent Advances in the Pharmacology of Excitatory Amino Acids in the Mammalian Central Nervous System

      • J. Davies, R. H. Evans, A. W. Jones, K. N. Mewett, D. A. S. Smith, J. C. Watkins
      Pages 43-54

    6. Alteration by Kainate of Energy Stores and Neuronal-Glial Metabolism of Glutamate In Vitro

      • William J. Nicklas
      Pages 55-65

    7. Receptors for Excitotoxins

      • Peter J. Roberts, George A. Foster
      Pages 66-81

    8. Excitotoxins: An Overview

      • John W. Olney
      Pages 82-96

  3. Mechanisms of Excitotoxicity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
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    2. Neuronal Degeneration after Intracerebral Injections of Excitotoxins. A Histological Analysis of Kainic Acid, Ibotenic Acid and Quinolinic Acid Lesions in the Rat Brain

      • Christer Köhler
      Pages 99-111

    3. Kainic Acid: Insights into Its Receptor-Mediated Neurotoxic Mechanisms

      • J. T. Coyle, J. Ferkany, R. Zaczek, J. Slevin, K. Retz
      Pages 112-121

    4. The Neurodegenerative Properties of Intracerebral Quinolinic Acid and its Structural Analog Cis-2,3-Piperidine Dicarboxylic Acid

      • Robert Schwarcz, William O. Whetsell Jr., Alan C. Foster
      Pages 122-137

    5. Studies on Excitatory Amino Acid Receptors and Their Interactions and Regulation of Pre- and Postsynaptic Dopaminergic Mechanism in the Rat Telencephalon

      • K. Fuxe, L. F. Agnati, M. F. Celani, F. Benfanati, K. Andersson, J. Collins
      Pages 138-156

    6. Electrophysiological and Pharmacological Studies on Kainic Acid-Induced Neuronal Activation

      • C. De Montigny, G. De Bonnel, D. Tardif
      Pages 157-169

    7. An Analysis of Bioelectrical Phenomena Evoked by Microiontophoretically Applied Excitotoxic Amino-Acids in the Feline Spinal Cord

      • I. Engberg, J. A. Flatman, J. D. C. Lambert, Amy Lindsay
      Pages 170-183

    8. The Role of Seizures in Kainic Acid Induced Brain Damage

      • Y. Ben-Ari
      Pages 184-198

    9. Excitatory Amino Acid Transmitters in Cerebellum and Optic Tectum

      • M. Cuénod, A. Dilber, H. Henke, G. Toggenburger, L. Wiklund, M. Wolfensberger
      Pages 199-206

    10. Mechanisms of Excitotoxins Examined in Organotypic Cultures of Rat Central Nervous System

      • William O. Whetsell Jr., Robert Schwarcz
      Pages 207-219

  4. Excitotoxins as Tools in Neuroscience

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 221-221
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Histology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

    Kjell Fuxe

  • Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Southampton, Southampton, England

    Peter Roberts

  • Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

    Robert Schwarcz

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Excitotoxins

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of an International Symposium held at The Wenner-Gren Center, Stockholm, August 26–27, 1982

  • Editors: Kjell Fuxe, Peter Roberts, Robert Schwarcz

  • Series Title: Wenner-Gren Center International Symposium Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0384-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-0386-3Published: 08 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-0384-9Published: 14 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 363

  • Number of Illustrations: 78 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Neurosciences

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