Drugs of Abuse : Neurological Reviews and Protocols - Wang, John Q.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2003)
Special Reviews -- The Temporal Sequence of Changes in Gene Expression by Drugs of Abuse -- Effects of Psychomotor Stimulants on Glutamate Receptor Expression -- Adult Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells in the Forebrain -- Neuroprotective Effect of Naloxone in Inflammation-Mediated Dopaminergic Neurodegeneration -- Neuropharmacology and Neurotoxicity of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine -- Learning and Memory Mechanisms Involved in Compulsive Drug Use and Relapse -- From Drugs of Abuse to Parkinsonism: The MPTP Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease -- Detection of MRNA Expression in the Striatum -- In Situ Hybridization with Isotopic Riboprobes for Detection of Striatal Neuropeptide mRNA Expression After Dopamine Stimulant Administration -- Combining In Situ Hybridization with Retrograde Tracing and Immunohistochemistry for Phenotypic Characterization of Individual Neurons -- Analysis of mRNA Expression Using Double In Situ Hybridization Labeling with Isotopic and Nonisotopic Probes -- Quantification of mRNA in Neuronal Tissue by Northern Analysis -- Analysis of Gene Expression in Striatal Tissue by Multiprobe RNase Protection Assay -- Analysis of mRNA Expression in Striatal Tissue by Differential Display Polymerase Chain Reaction -- Semiquantitative Real-Time PCR for Analysis of mRNA Levels -- Application of TaqMan RT-PCR for Real-Time Semiquantitative Analysis of Gene Expression in the Striatum -- Systematic Screening of Gene Expression Using a cDNA Macroarray -- Detection of Protein Expression in the Striatum -- Quantification of Protein in Brain Tissue by Western Immunoblot Analysis -- Immunohistochemical and Immunocytochemical Detection of Phosphoproteins in Striatal Neurons -- Analysis of Protein Expression in Brain Tissue by ELISA -- Dopamine Receptor Binding and Quantitative Autoradiographic Study -- Analysis of DNA-Binding Activity in Neuronal Tissue with the Electrophoretic Mobility-Shift Assay -- Gene Function Analysis -- Viral-Mediated Gene Transfer to Study the Behavioral Correlates of CREB Function in the Nucleus Accumbens of Rats -- Generating Gene Knockout Mice for Studying Mechanisms Underlying Drug Addiction -- Antisense Approaches in Analyzing the Functional Role of Proteins in the Central Nervous System -- Striatal Culture Preparation -- Primary Striatal Neuronal Culture -- Primary Rat Mesencephalic Neuron-Glia, Neuron-Enriched, Microglia-Enriched, and Astroglia-Enriched Cultures -- Primary Culture of Adult Neural Progenitors -- Organotypic Culture of Developing Striatum -- Detection of Transmitter Release in the Striatum -- Microdialysis Coupled with Electrochemical Detection -- HPLC/EC Detection and Quantification of Acetylcholine in Dialysates -- Real-Time Measurements of Phasic Changes in Extracellular Dopamine Concentration in Freely Moving Rats by Fast-Scan Cyclic Voltammetry -- Measurement of Dopamine Uptake in Neuronal Cells and Tissues -- Behvioral Assessment and Others -- Laboratory Analysis of Behavioral Effects of Drugs of Abuse in Rodents -- Conditioned Place Preference -- Detection of Cell Proliferation and Cell Fate in Adult CNS Using BrdU Double-Label Immunohistochemistry.
Keywords: Pharmacy; Pharmacy