Neuropharmacology of Serotonin

Contents: Drugs altering serotonin synthesis and metabolism; Pharmacology of the serotonin autoreceptor; Imipramine binding: its relationship with serotonin; Characterization of serotonin receptor binding sites; Inositol phospholipid breakdown as an index of serotonin receptor function; Effects of antidepressant drugs on cerebral serotonin receptor mechanisms; Electrophysiological aspects of serotonin neuropharmacology: implications for antidepressant treatments; An overview of brain serotonergic unit activity and its relevance to the neuropharmacology of serotonin; In vivo monitoring of pharmacological and physiological changes in endogenous serotonin release and metabolism; Involvement of serotonin in the action of hallucinogenic drugs; Pharmacological studies on the role of serotonin in animal models of anxiety; The effects of drugs on serotonin-mediated behavioral models; The pharmacology of serotonin receptors in invertebrates; Serotonin neuropharmacology: a review of some current research and clinical implications