This double volume provides a systematic account of the anatomy, physiology, neurochemistry, molecular biology and behavioural pharmacology of dopamine in the central nervous system. HEP 154/I deals with the history of dopamine, the anatomy of dopamine neurons, the biochemistry and molecular biology of dopamine uptake sites and of dopamine receptors.

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Introduction. Birth of Dopamine: A Cinderella Saga (by A. Carlsson) 1. Brain Dopamine - A Historical Perspective 2. The Place of Dopamine Neurons within the Organisation of the Forebrain 3. Synaptology of Dopamine Neurons 4. D1-Dopamine Receptors: Molecular Biology and Pharmacology 5. Understanding the Function of the Dopamine D2 Receptor 6. The Dopamine D3 Receptor and its Implications in Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Their Treatments 7. Dopamine D4 Receptors: Molecular Biology and Pharmacology 8. Signal Transduction of Dopamine D1 Receptors 9. The Dopamine Transporter: Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Genetics 10. Cellular Actions of Dopamine 11. Dopamine and Gene Expression