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Imaging Dopamine
Paul Cumming
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Description for Imaging Dopamine
hardcover. An illustrated biography of the dopamine molecule, with each chapter presenting a specific stage in the biochemical pathway for dopamine. Num Pages: 356 pages, 20 colour illus. BIC Classification: MJN; MMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 906.
Since its discovery 50 years ago, brain dopamine has been implicated in the control of movement and cognition, and is concerned with diverse brain diseases such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia and drug addiction. This book is an illustrated biography of the dopamine molecule, from its synthesis in the brain to its signalling mechanisms and ultimately to its metabolic breakdown. Using colour illustrations of positron emission tomography (PET) scans, each chapter presents a specific stage in the biochemical pathway for dopamine. Writing for researchers and graduate students, Paul Cumming presents a compilation of all that has been learned about dopamine through ... Read more
Since its discovery 50 years ago, brain dopamine has been implicated in the control of movement and cognition, and is concerned with diverse brain diseases such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia and drug addiction. This book is an illustrated biography of the dopamine molecule, from its synthesis in the brain to its signalling mechanisms and ultimately to its metabolic breakdown. Using colour illustrations of positron emission tomography (PET) scans, each chapter presents a specific stage in the biochemical pathway for dopamine. Writing for researchers and graduate students, Paul Cumming presents a compilation of all that has been learned about dopamine through ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521790024
SKU
V9780521790024
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About Paul Cumming
Paul Cumming is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Nuclear Medicine at Ludwig-Maximillian University in Germany. He currently serves on the editorial boards of the journals Synapse, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, and NeuroImage.
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