Neurobiology of depression
By: editors, Francisco López-Muñoz and Cecilio Álamo
Contributors: Álamo González, Cecilio
Series: Frontiers in neuroscience; Frontiers in neuroscience (Boca Raton, Fla.)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boca Raton, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 492
ISBN-13: 9781439838495
Subjects: Mental Depression; Pathophysiology; Physiopathology; Neurobiology; Depressive Disorder
Description: "With excerpts from international specialists in the field of neurobiology, this book presents state of the art research on the neurobiological aspects of depression. It discusses opioid and endocannabinoid systems and depression and explores other sources for depression provided by research in biochemistry, molecular biology, and genomics. Topics covered include genetic factors of depression; monoaminergic pathways and depression; serotonergic pathways and depression; melantonergic system, chronobiological rhythms, and depression; the significance of tachykinin mechanisms in depression; and the melatonergic system, chronobiological rhythms, and depression. This book serves as a reference for researchers in neuroscience and related fields, as well as graduate students"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: "A CRC title."

Includes bibliographical references and index.