Basic Neurochemistry: Molecular, Cellular, and Medical Aspects

by George J. Siegel

Virtually all the chapters have been rewritten for this edition, many by new, internationally recognized contributors. This text is a reference and textbook on basic neurochemistry. Highlights all-new accounts of olfaction and taste, glutamate and aspartate, GABA, glycine, purinergic transmitter systems, neuropeptides, G-proteins and cyclic nucleotides in the nervous system, molecular targets of abused drugs, neurotransmitter uptake systems, neurotoxicity, and fluid and solute regulation; revised and strategically expanded coverage of histamine and serotonin; significantly expanded coverage of neurotransmitters, receptor families, and second messenger systems; timely updates on molecular genetic approaches to inherited neurological degenerative disorders and mitochondrial diseases; extensive references to the current literature including citations of 1993 publications.

Genres: Science, Neuroscience, Biology

1104 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

Reviews

[Carolyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Chemists and neuroscientists take note: this book is VERY basic. Valuable resource for individuals who have no biochem background whatsoever. For anyone beyond this point, Basic Neurochemistry is far too simplistic. A good reference point, I suppose, but this work merely scratches the surface of neurochemistry.

[♥Xeni♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

An alright book for Neurochemistry. When they say basic, they definitely mean basic. Still, there were a few useful aspects.