
Brain Repair
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 14. June 1990
Book
Hardback
397 pages
978-0-333-51900-4 (ISBN)
Description
The proceedings of a symposium that took place in May 1989 in Stockholm, this text covers aspects of experimental surgical techniques, investigations, cell culture, development and gene expression that are new to this field.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
36 line drawings, 23 half-tones, 4pp colour illustrations, tables
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 160 mm
Weight
741 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-51900-4 (9780333519004)
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Content
Part 1 Neuronal survival and trophic factors: molecules involved in trophic neuron-neuron interaction, D. Blottner et al; trophic factor deprivation causes neuronal death via an active process modulated by intercellular calcium, E.M. Johnson et al; nerve growth factor (NGF) in the central nervous system-implication for the treatment for Alzheimer's disease, D. Lindholm et al; functions of NGF on central cholingernic neuron development in vitro, F. Hefti and B. Knusel; the structure and expression of the nerve growth factor receptors, C. Bitler et al; expression of 'beta'-nerve growth factor and its receptor in the mammalian central nervous system, H Persson et al; activity and imunological properties of recombinant nerve growth factor ('beta-NGF), T Ebenal et al; strategies to increase to NGF levels and effects thereof on lesioned and grafted brain tissue, L. Olsson et al; reduction of post-lesional atrophy by transplants of fetal cerebal corticaal tissue-host transplants nerve connections and trophic factors, J. Chr. Soerensen et al. Part 2 Neuron-glia interactions and axonal regeneration: rat brain astrocyte mitogen inhibitors and glial reaction, M. Nieto-Sampedro et al; development and long-term survival of brain neurons in culture-role of astroglia-derived neurotrophic and neurite-promoting factors, neuronal cell/contact density and bioelectrical activity, H.W. Muller; GAP-43-a gene for neuronal remodelling, M.C. Fishman and M.X. Zuber; myelin-associated inhibitory substrate components-role in CNS regeneration, T. Savio et al; laminin receptors-from PC12 cells to PNS, S, Carbonetto; axonal pathfinding in the developing spinal cord-involvement of the floor plate in chemotrophic and contact guidance, T.M Jessel et al; segmentation and neuronal development in vertebrate embryos, R. Keynes et al; the role of neuronal dynamics and positional cues in the patterning of nerve connections, S.E. Fraser and N.A. O'Rourke; regeneration of adult rat and chicken retinal ganglion cell axons in vitro, S Thanos and J Venselow. (part contents)