Genetic Influences on Neural and Behavioral Functions / Edition 1

by Donald W. Pfaff, Tong H. Joh, Wade H. Berrettini, Stephen C. Maxson

Overview

Utilizing the flood of information derived from the Human Genome Project and corresponding efforts to elucidate the mouse genome, Genetic Influences on Neural and Behavioral Functions provides a scholarly catalog, organized logically, of relations between the expression of specific genes, nerve cell biology and behavior, normal and abnormal, in animals AND humans.
Sample topics include genes in relation to schiziphrenia, panic disorder, epilepsy, alcoholism, sleep, eating disorders, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849326882
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/27/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	504
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.41(d)

Table of Contents

Genes and Brain Function: An Introduction-Donald W. Pfaff
Genetics and Opioid Pharmacology-Gavril W. Pasternak
The Search for Susceptibility Genes in Bipolar Disorder-Wade H. Berrettini and Laszlo Gyulai
Genetics of Schizophrenia-Douglas F. Levinson and Byan J. Mowry
The Genetic Basis and Neurobiologic Characteristics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder-Christina Sobin and Maria Karayiorgou
Panic Disorder: A Genetic Perspective-D. J. Niehaus, J. A. Knowles, and D. J. Stein
The Genetics of Epilepsy: Mouse and Human Studies-Thomas N. Ferraro and Russell J. Buono
Genetics of Alcoholism-Mary-Anne Enoch and David Goldman
Alcohol and Other Abused Drugs-Kari J. Buck, John C. Crabbe, and John K. Belknap
Molecular Genetics of Primary Tumors of the Central Nervous System-Frank J. Coufal, H. J. Su Huang, and Webster K. Cavenee
Paraneoplastic Neurologic Disorders and Onconeural Antigens-Myrna R. Rosenfeld and Josep Dalmau
The Neurofibromatoses: Genetic and Molecular Progress-Andrea I. McClatchey
Dendritic Localization of mRNA and Local Protein Synthesis-James Eberwine
Molecular Biological and Histochemical Analysis on the Functional Significance of Phosphoinositide Metabolism in the Nervous System-Histake Kondo
Genes in Differentiation, Survival, and Degeneration of Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons-Jin H. Son
Genetic Influences on Circadian Rhythms in Mammals-Sharon Low-Zeddies and Joseph S. Takahashi
Genetics of Sleep and Its Disorders-B. F. O'Hara and Emmanuel Mignot
Genetic Influences on the Nervous System and Behavior: Hearing-Adam J. W. Paige and Stephen D. M. Brown
Peripheral Mechanisms of Somato-Visceral Sensation-Armen N. Akopian
Feeding and Obesity Genes-Frank H. Koegler and Lori K. Singer
The Genetics of Eating Disorders-Dorothy E. Grice
Genetic Influences on Aggressive Behavior-Stephen C. Maxson
Genes Participating in Reproductive Behaviors-Sonoko Ogawa, C. J. Krebs, Y. S. Zhu, and Donald W. Pfaff
Genetic Influences on Emotionality-Jonathan Flint
Approaches to Study the Genetic Regulation of Learning and Memory-Sheree F. Logue, Elizabeth H. Owen, and Jeanne M. Wehner
Index

Editorial Reviews

Scientists from many areas of biology and medicine report some promising findings about the genetic influence on activities of the brain that have emerged from the separate projects to elucidate the genomes of mice and men. They look at the genetics of epilepsy, schizophrenia, alcoholism, and eating disorders; the molecular genetics of primary tumors of the central nervous system; and genetic influences on circadian rhythms in mammals, hearing, aggressive behavior, reproductive behaviors, and learning and memory; and other topics. An introduction overviews the relationship between genes and brains. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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