The Benzodiazepine Receptor

Drug Acceptor Only or a Physiologically Relevant Part of our Central Nervous System?

af Walter Erhard Muller

Benzodiazepines are the most commonly used psychotropic drugs, prescribed for their action as tranquillizers, hypnotics and anti-epileptics. They act in the brain by binding to specific, highly selective recognition sites, the benzodiazepine receptors. This book, first published in 1987, summarises our knowledge of these receptors for a student and professional audience.