In article <3i8l0q$nhp at umbc7.umbc.edu>, hamilton at umbc.edu (GS Hamilton) wrote:
> In article <1995Feb19.190825.538 at galileo.cc.rochester.edu>,
> Vic Yuschuk <vy001d at uhura.cc.rochester.edu> wrote:
> >Anyone have any general info on researchers, papers or anthing else in this
> >area? Is it currently a popular field of study?
>> It's not clear what the question is here. Most psychotropic drugs mimic
> the actions of endogenous neurotransmitters at certain receptor subtype
> populations. For example, many "hallucinogenic" compounds act as agonists
> at 5HT2 (and probably other serotonin subtype) receptors, and some also
> have activity at dopamine receptor subtypes. Are you asking about the
> genetics of serotonin, dopamine and other receptors?
Above erply is correct.
A good source is the G Protein-linked Receptor Fact Book. It's very
complete. It doesn't specifically address psychotropic aspects of the
receptors, ie which receptors are pschotropic.
