Neuropharmacology of insects -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chemical signalling in the insect nervous system -- Acetylcholine receptors of identified insect neurons -- Discussion -- Properties of dopamine receptors at a neuroglandular synapse -- Discussion -- Properties of modulatory octopamine receptors in the locust -- Discussion -- Properties of postsynaptic channels activated by glutamate and GABA in locust muscle fibres -- Discussion -- Neurosecretory peptides and biogenic amines -- Discussion -- Isolation of receptors from the central nervous system -- Pharmacological characteristics of a putative nicotinic acetylcholine receptor from Musca domestica -- Discussion -- Binding of acetylcholine receptor/channel probes to housefly head membranes -- Discussion -- Subcellular fractionation of invertebrate nervous tissue -- Properties of synaptosomes from the central nervous system of insects -- Discussion -- Binding and uptake of glutamate and γ-aminobutyric acid in membrane fractions from locust muscle -- Discussion -- Genetic approaches to insect neurochemistry -- Identification of a Drosophila melanogaster mutant that affects the saxitoxin receptor of the voltage-sensitive sodium channe -- Discussion -- Genetic and immunological studies of the nervous system of Drosophila melanogaster -- Discussion -- Activation of ion channels in locust muscle by amino acids -- Discussion -- Receptor mechanisms mediating the action of 5-hydroxytryptamine -- Discussion -- Solitary wasp venoms and toxins as tools for the study of neuromuscular transmission in insects -- Discussion -- Insecticides as probes for the study of ionic channels in nerve membranes -- Discussion -- Review of the symposium -- Index of contributors -- Subject index.