Central organization of transmitter systems
Cuénod, M.; Reubi, J.C.
Schweizer Archiv für Neurologie Neurochirurgie und Psychiatrie 125(2): 205-215
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0036-7273 PMID: 45340 Document Number: 145435
The organisation of the central nervous system (CNS) is considered from the point of view of the chemical specificity of neurons with respect to their neurotransmitters. The mechanisms of neurotransmission are summarized as well as the approaches used to determine the neurotransmitters of specific CNS pathways. As an example, the neurotransmitters of the basal ganglion and their interactions are presented and their implications for the pathophysiology of Huntington disease and possibly schizophrenia are discussed.