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Methylxanthines

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    Chapter 1 Notes on the History of Caffeine Use
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    Chapter 2 Distribution, biosynthesis and catabolism of methylxanthines in plants.
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    Chapter 3 Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism of Natural Methylxanthines in Animal and Man
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    Chapter 4 Inhibition of Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases by Methylxanthines and Related Compounds
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    Chapter 5 Methylxanthines and Ryanodine Receptor Channels
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    Chapter 6 Xanthines as Adenosine Receptor Antagonists
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    Chapter 7 Theobromine and the Pharmacology of Cocoa
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    Chapter 8 Propentofylline: Glial Modulation, Neuroprotection, and Alleviation of Chronic Pain
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    Chapter 9 Methylxanthines, Seizures, and Excitotoxicity
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    Chapter 10 Impacts of Methylxanthines and Adenosine Receptors on Neurodegeneration: Human and Experimental Studies
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    Chapter 11 Methylxanthines and Pain
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    Chapter 12 Methylxanthines and Sleep
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    Chapter 13 Methylxanthines and Reproduction
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    Chapter 14 Methylxanthines During Pregnancy and Early Postnatal Life
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    Chapter 15 Methylxanthines and the Kidney
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    Chapter 16 Methylxanthines
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    Chapter 17 Methylxanthines in Asthma
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    Chapter 18 Methylxanthines and Inflammatory Cells
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    Chapter 19 Methylxanthines, Inflammation, and Cancer: Fundamental Mechanisms
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    Chapter 20 Methylxanthines and Drug Dependence: A Focus on Interactions with Substances of Abuse
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    Chapter 21 Methylxanthines and Human Health: Epidemiological and Experimental Evidence
Attention for Chapter 7: Theobromine and the Pharmacology of Cocoa
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Chapter title
Theobromine and the Pharmacology of Cocoa
Chapter number 7
Book title
Methylxanthines
Published in
Handbook of experimental pharmacology, January 2011
DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-13443-2_7
Pubmed ID
Book ISBNs
978-3-64-213442-5, 978-3-64-213443-2
Authors

Hendrik Jan Smit, Smit HJ, Smit, Hendrik Jan

Abstract

The effects of theobromine in man are underresearched, possibly owing to the assumption that it is behaviourally inert. Toxicology research in animals may appear to provide alarming results, but these cannot be extrapolated to humans for a number of reasons. Domestic animals and animals used for racing competitions need to be guarded from chocolate and cocoa-containing foods, including foods containing cocoa husks. Research ought to include caffeine as a comparative agent, and underlying mechanisms need to be further explored. Of all constituents proposed to play a role in our liking for chocolate, caffeine is the most convincing, though a role for theobromine cannot be ruled out. Most other substances are unlikely to exude a psychopharmacological effect owing to extremely low concentrations or the inability to reach the blood-brain barrier, whilst chocolate craving and addiction need to be explained by means of a culturally determined ambivalence towards chocolate.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 3 1%
Colombia 1 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Sweden 1 <1%
South Africa 1 <1%
India 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
Slovenia 1 <1%
Other 2 <1%
Unknown 244 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 42 16%
Student > Master 39 15%
Student > Ph. D. Student 36 14%
Researcher 33 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 14 5%
Other 40 16%
Unknown 53 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 38 15%
Medicine and Dentistry 38 15%
Engineering 16 6%
Chemistry 13 5%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 9 4%
Other 85 33%
Unknown 58 23%
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