In searching for biochemical correlates of schizophrenia, the first thing to be determined is
whether schizophrenia is a distinct entity or simply a conglomeration of more or less distinctive …

CONSIDERABLE evidence exists that the tricyclic antidepressant drugs are selective
inhibitors of monoamine uptake into monoaminergic nerve terminals 1,2 . These drugs also …

We have examined the effect of Delta1-tetrahydrocannabinol (delat1-THC) and 12 of its
derivatives on the uptake of 3H-labeled norepinephrine (NE), dopamine (DA), serotonin (5-HT) …

125 I-Labeled nerve growth factor binds to membrane preparations from superior cervical
ganglia of rabbit in a specific fashion indicative of an interaction with the physiological receptor…

Taurine is an endogenous brain substance with robust neuromodulatory and possible
neuroprotective properties. Though other mechanisms of action have been reported, its …

CHARACTERISTIC features of ethanol withdrawal, including tremor, agitation, seizures,
tachycardia and increased blood pressure, frequently develop in chronic alcoholics 6–60 h after …

The effect of streptozotocin-induced diabetes on the β-adrenergic receptor-coupled adenylate
cyclase was studied in rat heart particulate fractions. Streptozotocin treatment decreased …

The effects of congestive heart failure on the physiological and biochemical functions of the
cardiac β-adrenoceptor-coupled adenylate cyclase system were studied in dogs with right …

Taurine has neuroprotective capabilities against glutamate-induced excitotoxicity through
several identified mechanisms including opening of the Cl − channel associated with GABA A …

A variety of mammalian and avian tissues N- and O-methylate indoleamines and
phenylethylamines, with methyltetrahydrofolic acid as the methyl donor. Because it is considerably …