Serotonin and Sleep: Molecular, Functional and Clinical Aspects /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Monti, Jaime M. (Editor ), Pandi-Perumal, S. R. (Editor ), Jacobs, Barry L. (Editor ), Nutt, David J. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Evolution of concepts
  • Changing concepts on the role of serotonin in the regulation of sleep and waking
  • The dorsal raphe nucleus and median raphe nucleus: organization and projections
  • Topographic organization and chemoarchitecture of the dorsal raphe nucleus and the median raphe nucleus
  • Efferent and afferent connections of the dorsal and median raphe nuclei in the rat
  • Reciprocal connections between the suprachiasmatic nucleus and the midbrain raphe nuclei: A putative role in the circadian control of behavioral states
  • Serotonin receptors
  • Localization of 5-HT receptors in the mammalian cortex
  • Molecular biology of 5-HT receptors
  • Electrophysiology of serotonergic neurons and the regulation of serotonin release
  • Brain serotonergic neuronal activity in behaving cats
  • Electrophysiological studies on serotonergic neurons and sleep
  • Role and origin of the GABAergic innervation of dorsal raphe serotonergic neurons
  • Regulation of serotonin release by inhibitory and excitatory amino acids
  • Neurophysiological aspects of the regulation of serotonin neurons by the orexinergic system
  • Serotonin receptors and the regulation of behavioural state
  • Serotonin and dreaming
  • Involvement of the 5-HT1A and the 5-HT1B receptor in the regulation of sleep and waking
  • Mechanisms involved in the inhibition of REM sleep by serotonin
  • Effect of 5-HT2A/2B/2C receptor agonists and antagonists on sleep and waking in laboratory animals and humans
  • Effect of the selective activation of serotonin 5-HT3 receptors on sleep and waking
  • 5-HT7 receptor modulation of sleep patterns
  • Sleep and waking in mutant mice that do not express various proteins involved in serotonergic neurotransmission such as the serotonergic transporter, monoamine oxidase A, and 5-HT1A, 5-HT1B, 5-HT2A, 5-HT2C and 5-HT7 receptors
  • Circadian control by serotonin and melatonin receptors: Clinical relevance
  • Serotonergic mechanisms contributing to arousal and alerting
  • Relevance of serotonin to clinical disorders and drug actions
  • Contribution of chemosensitive serotonergic neurons to interactions between the sleep-wake cycle and respiratory control
  • Obstructive sleep apnea: The potential for serotonergic pharmacotherapies
  • The effects of antidepressant drugs and 5-HT1A agonists on human sleep
  • The effect of typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs on sleep of schizophrenic patients.