Cholinergic Involvement in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Del 211 i serien Handbook of Clinical Neurology

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Beskrivning

Cholinergic Involvement in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Volume 211 reviews cholinergic function in the brain as it relates to Neurodegenerative disorders. Coverage includes Alzheimer’s, dementia, Down Syndrome, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, ALS, and more. In addition, the anatomy of the cholinergic system is described as well as the distribution and function of receptors.

Discusses the cholinergic system as it relates to neurodegenerative diseases
Encompasses broad, comprehensive content on dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, ALS and more
Covers anatomy and the distribution/function of receptors

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-06-05
Mått:216 x 276 x 20 mm
Vikt:907 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Handbook of Clinical Neurology
Antal sidor:268
Förlag:Elsevier Science
ISBN:9780443190889

Utforska kategorier

Patologi inom Medicin
Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Neurologi och klinisk neurofysiologi inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

A. Claudio Cuello works in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Innehållsförteckning

1. The history of the CNS cholinergic transmission2. Organization of the basal forebrain cholinergic system in the human brain3. The cholinergic synapses4. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the brain5. Cognition and modulation of the cholinergic system6. The involvement of the cholinergic system in Alzheimer disease7. Structural changes to the basal forebrain cholinergic system in the continuum of the Alzheimer’s pathology8. The dependence of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons on NGF: The case in Alzheimer pathology9. NGF based cholinergic therapies in Alzheimer disease10. Memory network and cognitive reserve are associated with preserved and stimulated cholinergic neurotransmission11. Cholinergic therapy in Alzheimer’s disease12. CNS muscarinic receptors agonists in Alzheimer’s disease treatment13. The Cholinergic system in down syndrome14. The Cholinergic system in Parkinson disease15. The Cholinergic system in dementia with Lewy bodies16. Epilogue. Standing on the shoulders of giants—Charting the future of cholinergic research