during the past few years increasing interest has beenfocused on the role of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)outside the central nervous systems (CNS).Biochemical,pharmacological, histochemical, physiological approacheshave all been employed to investigate the role of GABA inthemammalian periphery. The International Symposium onPeripheral GABAergic Mechanism held in Rome, July 1990, wasdevoted to gather scientists from allover the world inorder to summarize and sythesize their most recent results and conceptions on the significance of GABA outside theCNS. Written in a thought-provoking style, this proceedingsvolume is an overviewof the timely knowledge about GABA inthe peripheral nervous system and in non-neuronal tissues.Chapters of the book provide many examples for the diversefunctions of this amino acid in the periphery asneurotransmitter, hormone, humoral or even trophic factorfrom the autonomic ganglia to the endocrine stomach andpancreas, from the tubular epithelium of the kidney to thespermatozoa.

GABA in the Peripheral Nervous System

The Role of GABA in the Peripheral Nervous System
GABAergic Neurons in the Myenteric Plexus
GABA and Gut Motility
The GABAergic Innervation of Paravertebral Sympathetic Ganglia
L-Glutamate Decarboxylase Immunoreactivity in the Sympathoadrenal System
GABAergic Action on Cholinergic Axon Terminals in the Superior Cervical Ganglion
GABA in Non-Neural Tissues
Non-Neuronal GABA Systems: An Overview
GABA and Endocrine Cells of the Gastro-entero-pancreatic System: A Review
GABA and Diamine Oxidase Activity in the Gastrointestinal Mucosa: Possible Links
GABA and the Liver: The First 40 Years
GABA-Immunoreactive Structures in Rat Kidney
GABAergic Mechanisms in Bovine Adrenal Chromaffin Cells: Their Role in the Regulation of Catecholamine Secretion
The GABAergic System in Human Female Genital Organs
Neurotransmitter Amino Acids as Modulators of Biological Processes of Spermatozoa
Pharmacology and GABA Receptors
GABA Receptors Inside and Outside the Brain
Autoradiographic Localization of Peripheral GABAA Receptors
The GABAB Receptor Profile of a Series of Phosphinic Acids: Agonist and Antagonist Activity in a Range of Peripheral Tissues
GABAergic Mechanisms and Cardiovascular Function
GABAergic Mechanisms in the Pulmonary System
GABAergic Mechanisms and Modulation of the Anaphylaxie Response.