Serotonin-Dopamine Interaction : Experimental Evidence and Therapeutic Relevance /
edited by Giuseppe Di Giovanni, Vincenzo Di Matteo and Ennio Esposito.
- First edition.
- 2008.
- 1 online resource (xv, 665 pages, 6 pages of plates) : illustrations (some color).
- Progress in brain research, volume 172 0079-6123 ; .
- Progress in brain research ; v. 172. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book provides a unique and timely multidisciplinary synthesis of our current knowledge of the anatomy, pharmacology, physiology and behavioral data of the serotonin (5-HT)-dopamine (DA) interactions. Central serotonergic and dopaminergic systems play a critical role in the regulation of normal and abnormal behaviors. Moreover, recent evidence suggests that the dysfunction of the DA and 5-HT neurotransmitter systems contribute to various mental disorders including depression, schizophrenia, drug addiction and Parkinson?s disease. This extremely important topic is of wide interest within th.