Overview
- The first book to provide a comprehensive overview on neural functions of the Delta Opioid Receptor
- Includes contributions from major DOR researchers in the world
- Covers the topic from cellular aspects to clinical potentials?
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Reviews
“Recent development in research dedicated to the function of δ-opioid receptors (DORs) is reviewed in this book. … Book may serve for graduated as well as undergraduated students who wish to get better insight into topics covered by individual chapters. It will be indispensable reference book for scientists working on any aspect of opioid research.” (Lubica Lacinova, General Physiology and Biophysics, Vol. 35 (4), 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Dr. Ying Xia is Professor and Vice-Chairman for Research of the Department of Neurosurgery at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, and Professor of Neuroscience at The University of Texas at Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. He obtained his medical training at Soochow Medical College, China and his Master Degree of Medicine and Doctoral Degree of Medical Science (Ph.D.) in Neurobiology and Integrative Medicine at Shanghai Medical University, China. Dr. Xia joined Yale University School of Medicine for his postdoctoral training and established his laboratory at Yale. During his 22-year academic career at Yale University School of Medicine, he was appointed as a faculty member in 1993 and promoted to Associate Professor in 2002. He joined the University of Texas Medical School at Houston in May 2010.
Dr. Xia’s research has been consecutively supported by various funding agencies such as NIH, America Heart Association, March of Dimes Foundation, Cerebral Palsy Foundation and The Vivian L. Smith Neurologic Foundation since the establishment of his laboratory. He has been invited to deliver speeches by many academic institutions and international conferences. He is a reviewer for many international journals and serves as a grant reviewer for NIH, US National Science Foundation, other American and European foundations, Hong Kong University Grants Committees, and Natural Science Foundation of China.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Neural Functions of the Delta-Opioid Receptor
Editors: Ying Xia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25495-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-25493-7Published: 08 January 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79801-1Published: 30 March 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-25495-1Published: 29 December 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 685
Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 38 illustrations in colour
Topics: Neurochemistry, Neurobiology