Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators

INTRODUCTION
Neuroactive Substances
Receptors and Transporters
Distribution and Localization of Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators
The Blood-Brain Barrier
Volume Transmission and Wiring Transmission
METHODS FOR STUDYING NEUROACTIVE SUBSTANCES
Bio- and Radioisotope Assays
Microdialysis and Electrochemical Detection
Chromatography
Autoradiography
Immunohistochemical Methods
In-situ Hybridization
Staining and Neuroanatomical Tract Tracing
Electrophysiology
Behavioral Testing
Microarrays
MALDI-TOF
Neuroimaging
Genomics und Proteomics Methods
Databases
NEUROTRANSMITTERS
Acetylcholine
Dopamine
GABA (Gamma-Amino Butyric Acid)
Glutamate and Aspartate
Glycine
Histamine
Norepinephrine
Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine)
NEUROMODULATORS
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)
Anandamide
Angiotensin
Atrial Natriuretic Factor
Calcitonin and Calcitonin Gene-Related Protein
Cholecystokinin
Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (CRF)
Dynorphin
Eicosanoids and Arachidonic Acid
Endocannabinoids
Endorphin
Enkephalin
FGF
Galanin
Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Interleukin
Melanin-Concentrating Hormone
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone
Neurotensin
Neutrophins
Nitric Oxide
Nociceptin (Orphanin FQ)
Neuropeptide Y
PACAP (pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide)
Proopiomelanocortin
Purines
Somatostatin
Substance P and Tachykinins
Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
Tyr-MIF-1 Family
Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide (VIP)
Vasopressin and Oxytocin