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Neurobiology of the Trace Elements
Volume 1: Trace Element Neurobiology and Deficiencies
Av Ivor E. Dreosti, Richard M. Smith
Inbunden, 1983
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This text is a treatise drawing together and critically examining the current explosion of experimental and clinical research on the metabolism, nutrition, pharmacology, toxicology, pathology, neuropsychology, and developmental neurobiology of trace elements.
Neurobiology of the Trace Elements
Volume 2: Neurotoxicology and Neuropharmacology
Av Ivor E. Dreosti, Richard M. Smith
Inbunden, 1983
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F. Macfarlane Burnet I have been an interested onlooker for many years at research on the biology of trace elements, particularly in its bearing on the pas toral and agricultural importance of copper, zinc, cobalt, and mo lybdenum deficiencies in the soil of various parts of Australia. More …
Developmental Neurobiology of the Autonomic Nervous System
Inbunden, 1986
1692 kr
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This book, covering many key aspects of autonomic nervous system maturation, was suggested by the success of a symposium on the developing autonomic nervous system held at the Spring 1982 meeting of the Federation of American Scientists for Experi mental Biology (Federation Proceedings 1983, 42, …
Auditory Midbrain
Structure and Function in the Central Auditory Pathway
Inbunden, 1986
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Scientific investigations of a descriptive nature involve in creasingly refined definitions of a problem. An idea is trans formed after initial experiments into a working hypothesis that has a number of testable consequences. Rarely in the neurosci ences do such tests completely falsify the …
Experimental Psychopharmacology
Av Andrew J. Greenshaw, Colin T. Dourish
Inbunden, 1987
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Psychopharmacology may be defined as the study of the effects of drugs on behavior. As an established scientific discipline, this is a relatively new area of research. Despite its short history, however, psychopharmacology has achieved a considerable degree of sophistication in the variety of …
Neurotransmitters and Epilepsy
Av Phillip C. Jobe, Hugh E. Laird II
Inbunden, 1987
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The idea for this book has evolved from our desire to present a conceptual approach to the study of neurotransmitters in epilepsy. Such an approach requires an understanding of the function of neurotransmitter systems in various experimental models of epilep sy. Toward this goal we have included …
Voltammetry in the Neurosciences
Principles, Methods, and Applications
Av Jr. Justice
Inbunden, 1987
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Even before the time of organized scientific investigation, hu mans had begun pondering and attempting to explain the work ing of the brain and the mental and behavioral states it produces. In the last twenty years there has been an almost explosive in crease in brain research. Beginning perhaps …
Psychoactive Drugs
Tolerance and Sensitization
Av A. J. Goudie, M. W. Emmett-Oglesby
Inbunden, 1989
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Research into the processes of tolerance and sensitization has escalated at a substantial rate in recent years, presumably because of the fundamental importance of understanding the long-term, as opposed simply to the initial, acute effects of drugs. The rapid of such research in recent years is …
Biology of Neuropeptide Y and Related Peptides
Av William F. Colmers, Claes Wahlestedt
Inbunden, 1993
1643 kr
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Leading experts critically summarize the state of knowledge concerning the molecular, anatomical, physiological, and behavioral aspects of NPY and its congeners. Each article provides a comprehensive and in-depth survey, an overview of the role of NPY in the discipline covered, a discussion of the …
Neurotherapeutics
Emerging Strategies
Av Linda M. Pullan, Jitendra Patel
Inbunden, 1995
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In Neurotherapeutics: Emerging Strategies neuroscientists, clinicians, and industry-based pharmacologists and chemists review emerging approaches for the treatment of diseases of the central nervous system. The contributors - all key investigators of novel therapeutics - focus on developing …
Neuron-Glia Interrelations During Phylogeny I
Phylogeny and Ontogeny of Glial Cells
Av Antonia Vernadakis, Betty I. Roots
Inbunden, 1995
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It is now established that neuroglia are the intimate partners of neurons and that neuronal function is a result of neuron-glia interrelations at several levels of organization. The literature shows that the study of phylogeny has contributed a deeper understand- ing of the complex functions of the …
Neuron—Glia Interrelations During Phylogeny
II. Plasticity and Regeneration
Av Antonia Vernadakis, Betty I. Roots
Inbunden, 1995
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It has been established that neuroglia are involved in early neu- ronal growth, differentiation, and migration; these issues are well discussed in the companion volume entitled Neuron-Glia Interrela- tions During Phylogeny: I. Phylogeny and Ontogeny of Glial Cells. The present volume, Neuron-Glia …
Motor Activity and Movement Disorders
Research Issues and Applications
Av Paul Sanberg, Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp m. fl.
Inbunden, 1995
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In Motor Activity and Movement Disorders thirteen state-of-the-art articles explicate forefront research methodologies for measuring and interpreting motor activity in animals, as well as their applications to preclinical and clinical research involving motor disorders. The contributors emphasize …
Molecular Mechanisms of Dementia
Inbunden, 1996
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The past decade has witnessed a revolution in the attempts of scientists to under stand the molecular basis of dementia. Although dementia, as defined by global cogni tive decline involving gradual loss of memory, reasoning, judgment, and orientation, presents most commonly in the form of …
Clinical Pharmacology of Cerebral Ischemia
Av Gert J. Ter Horst, Jakob Korf
Inbunden, 1996
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A distinguished international panel of authors define our current understanding of neuronal damage after ischemia and critically review the significant recent developments and progress in cerebrovascular accident (CVA) drug trials, both in animal models and in the clinical setting. These leading …
Cell Transplantation for Neurological Disorders
Toward Reconstruction of the Human Central Nervous System
Av Thomas B. Freeman, Hakan Widner
Inbunden, 1998
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Distinguished medical researchers from around the world review novel neural reconstructive techniques that appear to be beneficial for Parkinson's disease and hold promise for treating Huntington's disease, pain, demyelinating diseases, and stroke. The contributors focus on those diseases for which …
Highly Selective Neurotoxins
Basic and Clinical Applications
Inbunden, 1997
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Expert researchers critically review and evaluate the most common and important neurotoxins used today in neuroscience research. Each informative chapter thoroughly describes the significant mechanisms of action of a neurotoxin, as well as fully discussing the limits on their use and their clinical …
Antidepressants
New Pharmacological Strategies
Inbunden, 1997
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In this book, leading-edge investigators offer effective strategies to improve current antidepressive therapies and suggest molecular, biological, and genetic approaches that will lead to the development of novel antidepressants. The contributors' critical reviews and commentaries illuminate our …
Neuroprotective Signal Transduction
Inbunden, 1997
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Prominent researchers and clinicians dissect the signaling pathways of an array of neuroprotective factors, ranging from neurotrophins (NGF, BDNF, NT-3, and NT-4/5) to growth factors (bFGF, IGF-1, GDNF), to cytokines (TNF, IL-1b, and TGFb), to secreted amyloid precursor proteins, to protease …
Gene Therapy for Neurological Disorders and Brain Tumors
Av E. Antonio Chiocca, Xandra O. Breakefield
Inbunden, 1997
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Leading gene therapy researchers and clinicians illuminate the field-from basic vector technology to current and future clinical applications in neurology. The authoritative contributors provide cutting-edge reviews of the vectors available for gene transfer to the central nervous system, the …
Cerebral Ischemia
Molecular and Cellular Pathophysiology
Inbunden, 1999
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Wolfgang Walz and a panel of leading authorities illuminate those cellular and molecular mechanisms brought into play during a stroke that lead to neuronal dysfunction. Such damaging factors as spreading depression waves and postischemic depolarization, cell swelling, calcium overload, and oxygen …
Neuroglia in the Aging Brain
Inbunden, 2001
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A distinguished panel of internationally recognized neuroscientists comprehensively review the involvement of and changes in glial cells both during the normal aging process and in the major disorders of old age. Topics range from the cellular and molecular changes that occur with aging - …
Cerebral Signal Transduction
From First to Fourth Messengers
Inbunden, 2000
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A team of leading experts comprehensively review and synthesize the most recent advances in our understanding of the role of cerebral signaling in neuronal and cerebral function. The authors emphasize the functional role of the various signaling pathways in memory, apoptosis and degeneration, …
Neurobiology of Spinal Cord Injury
Av Robert G. Kalb, Stephen M. Strittmatter
Inbunden, 1999
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Distinguished researchers review the latest scientific understanding of spinal cord injury (SCI), focusing on the mechanisms causing paralysis after spinal cord trauma, the molecular determinants of neural regeneration, and methods for improving damaged function. The authors examine the role of …
Central Nervous System Diseases
Innovative Animal Models from Lab to Clinic
Av Dwaine F. Emerich, Reginald L. Dean III m. fl.
Inbunden, 1999
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Prominent experimentalists critically review the animal models widely used in developing powerful new therapies for central nervous system diseases. Coverage includes novel uses of animal models of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases, and studies of aging. Techniques that rely …
Mitochondrial Inhibitors and Neurodegenerative Disorders
Av Paul R. Sanberg, Hitoo Nishino m. fl.
Inbunden, 1999
1692 kr
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Mitochondria have long been the Rodney Dangerfield of cellular organelles. Believed to be the remnants of bacterial infection of eukaryotic cells eons ago, the mitochondrion evolved a symbiotic relationship in which it dutifully served as the efficient source of A TP for cell function. The …
Pathogenesis of Neurodegenerative Disorders
Inbunden, 2001
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As the average life expectancy of many populations throughout the world increases, so to does the incidence of such age-related neurodegenerative disorders as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases. Rapid advances in our understanding of the molecular genetics and environmental factors …
Neuronal Environment
Brain Homeostasis in Health and Disease
Inbunden, 2001
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Leading neuroscience researchers offer a fresh perspective on neuronal function by examining all its many components - including their pertubation during major disease states - and relate each element to neuronal demands. Topics range from the dependency of neurons on metabolic supply, as well as …
Stem Cells and CNS Development
Inbunden, 2001
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Stem Cells and CNS Development critically reviews recent findings on stem cells, their involvement in neurogenesis and gliogenesis, and the therapeutic implications of these findings. It defines by consensus the classes of stem cells in the nervous system, compares their similarities and …
Neurotransmitter Transporters
Structure, Function, and Regulation
Av Maatren E. a. Reith, Maarten E. A. Reith
Inbunden, 2002
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Maarten Reith and his contributors fully update all the material in his widely acclaimed first edition, expanding it to include the important progress made in characterizing the structure, function, regulation, and physiological relevance of each transporter. The new material includes discussions …
