Selective Neuronal Death - Couverture rigide

Wisniewski, H.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0471910929 ISBN 13 : 9780471910923

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 1987

Synopsis

Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and motor neuron disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) share a significant common feature: selective death of neurons in restricted regions of the brain. In this international symposium - the first to bring together neurophysiologists working on neuronal death and neuropathologists dealing with human degenerative brain disease - the participants describe the causes and sequence of events leading to neuronal death and discuss what can be done to prevent it. Among the topics covered in the symposium are recent advances in the understanding of agents that are known to be involved in neuronal death, examples of neuronal death during normal development, and the role played by endocrine mechanisms and neuronal activity. These topics are discussed in relation to possible causes of specific human diseases. Trophic factors controlling the survival of neuronal transplants are considered, as are the therapeutic prospects for tissue transplantation. This interdisciplinary symposium summarizes the most recent information on these degenerative brain diseases and suggests new directions for research. Neurobiologists, neuropathologists, clinical neurologists, psychiatrists and cell biologists will all find this book stimulating. It should also interest clinicians, particularly those working in geriatric medicine.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Parkinson′s disease, Alzheimer′s disease, and motor neuron disease share a significant common feature: selective death of neurons in restricted regions of the brain. This international symposium, held by the Ciba Foundation in 1986, is the first to bring together neurophysiologists working on neuronal death and neuropathologists dealing with human degenerative brain disease. Participants describe the causes and sequence of events leading to neuronal death and discuss what can be done to prevent it. Among the topics covered are recent advances in the understanding of agents such as trophic factors, excitotoxins and poisons that are known to be involved in neuronal death; examples of neuronal death during normal development; and the role played by endocrine mechanisms and neuronal activity. Also considers trophic factors controlling the survival of neuronal transplants and the therapeutic prospects for tissue transplantation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1987
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471910929
• ISBN 13: 9780471910923
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 292
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible