Excitatory Amino AcidsTheir Role in Neuroendocrine Function
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This publication focuses on the neuroendocrine functions of excitatory neurotransmitters in the brain known as the excitatory amino acid transmitters (EAAs). EEAs, such as glutamate and aspartate, regulate the release of pituitary hormones which in-turn effect most of the physiological systems in the body. This book gives detailed coverage of the role of EAAs in reproduction, growth, the stress axis, seasonal breeding, puberty, learning, and memory.
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Glutamate Neurotransmission in the Neuroendocrine Hypothalamus, A.N. van den Pol, J. -P. Waurin, and F. Dudek
Types of Excitatory Amino Acid Receptors and Their Localization in the Nervous System and Hypothalamus, R.S. Petralia and R.J. Wenthold
High-Affinity Glutamate Transporters: Physiological and Pathological Relevance in the Central Nervous System, Y. Kanai and M. Hediger
Role of Excitatory Amino Acids in Reproduction, D.W. Brann, L. Ping, P. Zamorano, and V.B. Mahseh
Excitatory Amino Acids and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis, C. Oliver, D. Jezova, M. Grino, O. Paulmyer-Lacroix, F. Boudouresque, and P. Joanny
Role of Excitatory Amino Acids in Regulation of Growth Hormone Secretion, D. Cocci and L. Cattaneo
The Role of Nitric Oxide in the Action of Glutamergic Neurons to Control the Release of Hypothalamic Releasing and Inhibiting Hormones, S.M. McCann
Regulation of Circadian Rhythms by Excitatory Amino Acids, C. Cowell and M. Menaker
Excitatory Amino Acids and the Control of Seasonal Breeding, H.F. Urbanski
The Role of Excitatory Amino Acids in Learning and Memory, S. Baron, J. Auta, and J.M. Moerschbaecher
