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Recombinant DNA Technologies in Neuroendocrinology

By D. Richter (auth.) , Hiroo Imura M. D. (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1993
ISBN
978-3-642-77505-5, 978-3-642-77503-1
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-77503-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9335825 bytes)
Series
Current Topics in Neuroendocrinology 11
Edition
1
Pages
222\221
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Endocrinology; Neurosciences; Biomedical Engineeri

Description

This volume covers new aspects and future directions in molecular neuroendocrinology, an important and rapidly growing area in neuroendocrinology. Among the various neurotransmitters or neuromodulators that play an important role in the control of endocrine functions, neuropeptides and related proteins have drawn special attention because of their diversity and complexity in action. More recently, molecular biology has become an essential tool of research in this area. Various genes encoding neuropeptides and other related pro- teins have been cloned, and the regulation of expression of these genes has been studied extensively. Transgenic animals have been used in studying the function of the gene in que- stion. In-situ hybridization is being applied to localize the site of production and analyze the regulation of pro- duction of peptides or proteins.

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