摘要:This review deals with a new trend in neuroscience research for study-
ing the functional activities and morphological pathways of certain neuro-
transmitters,especially the peptide transmitters in the CNS.The achieve-
ments of the studies in different fields using antibodies directed to synaptic
membrane fraction,S-100 protein,GM_1-ganglioside,cholinergic receptors,
various brain peptides and different enzymes involved in biosynthesis of
neurotransmitters,as well as the technical problems and the pitfalls of
this method in practical experimentation,are briefly reviewed.A brief
summary of the authors' recent study using antibodies directed to enkeph-
alins,β-endorphin and substance P to evaluate the role played by these
neuropeptides in acupuncture analgesia are being presented.