Neuroregulatory mechanisms in aging - Makman, Maynard H.; Stefano, George B., 1945- (Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1993)
Introduction and Perspectives on the Neurobiology of Aging / Maynard H. Makman and George B. Stefano -- The Effects of Acetylcholine and Aging on Electrical Excitability of the Central Nervous System / David O. Carpenter, I. Hirotsu, N. Katsuda and N. Hori -- Alterations in Muscarinic Cholinergic Neurotransmission in Normal Aging and Alzheimer's Disease: Implications for Current Therapeutic Strategies for Treatment of Dementia / Esam E. El-Fakahany and James A. Joseph -- Influence of Normal Aging on Monoamines, Monoamine Receptors and Associated Signal Transduction Systems / Maynard H. Makman -- Altered Calcium Homeostasis During Aging of the Brain: Cellular Mechanisms Involved and Possible Consequences / Jorgina Satrustegui, Alberto Martinez-Serrano, Pablo Blanco, Martin Villalba, Paulino Gomez Puertas and Elena Bogonez -- Adrenal Glucocorticoids as Modulators of Brain Aging / Michael J. Meaney, Shari R. Bodnoff, Seema Bhatnagar, Dajan O'Donnell, Sharon A. Welner and Judes Poirier -- Neuroimmunological Processes and Aging / George B. Stefano, Lisa Mallozzi, Stephen Pryor, Gregory L. Fricchione and Thomas V. Bilfinger -- Aging and Analgesic Mechanisms / Richard J. Bodnar and Gavril W. Pasternak -- The Pond Snail Lymnaea stagnalis - an Animal Model for Aging Studies in the Central Nervous System / C. Janse -- Alterations of Opioid Regulatory Mechanisms Associated with Aging / George B. Stefano.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Nervous system -- Aging; Aging -- Physiological aspects; Developmental neurophysiology; Aging -- physiology; Brain -- physiology; Neuroregulators -- physiology; Aging -- Physiological aspects; Developmental neurophysiology; Nervous system -- Aging