The Dopamine Receptors

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Neve, Kim A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 2010.
• Series: The Receptors
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human physiology.; Neurosciences.; Toxicology.; Pharmaceutical technology.; Neurology.; Neurobiology.; Biomedicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Human Physiology.; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-333-6

Dopamine receptors are among the most validated drug targets for neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and Parkinsons disease, and are potential targets for other disorders such as substance abuse, depression, Tourettes syndrome, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The new kno...

Table of Contents:

• Historical Overview/Introduction to the Dopamine Receptors
• Gene and Promoter Structures of the Dopamine Receptors
• Structural Basis of Dopamine Receptor Activation and Function
• Dopamine Receptor Subtype-Selective Drugs: D2-like Receptors
• Dopamine Receptor Subtype-Selective Drugs: D1-like Receptors
• Dopamine Receptor Signaling: Intracellular Pathways to Behavior
• Dopamine Receptor Signaling: Physiology
• Regulation of Dopamine Receptor Trafficking and Responsiveness
• Dopamine Receptor Interacting Proteins (DRIPS)
• Dopamine Receptor Oligomerization
• Dopamine Receptor Knockout mice
• Dopamine Receptors and Behavior
• Imaging Dopamine Receptors in Normal and Disease States
• Dopamine Receptor Modulation of Glutamatergic Neurotransmission
• Dopamine Receptors and the Treatment of Schizophrenia
• Dopamine Receptors and Cortical/Cognitive Function
• Dopamine Receptors and Reward/Addiction
• Genetic Association of Dopamine Receptors with Neuropsychiatric Disorders.