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Neural transplantation in neurodegenerative disease : current status and new directions.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- Symposium on Neural Transplantation and Neurodegenerative Disease: Current Status and New Directions (1999 : Novartis Foundation)
- Series:
- Novartis Foundation symposium ; 231.
- Novartis Foundation symposium ; 231
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Neurodegenerative Diseases--surgery.
- Brain Tissue Transplantation.
- Central Nervous System--physiology.
- Nerve Tissue--transplantation.
- Medical Subjects:
- Neurodegenerative Diseases--surgery.
- Brain Tissue Transplantation.
- Central Nervous System--physiology.
- Nerve Tissue--transplantation.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 323 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester ; New York : John Wiley, 2000.
- Summary:
- The field of neural transplantation is at a crucial stage, with important clinical trials on transplantation in patients with Parkinson's disease nearing completion and novel, alternative approaches to fetal transplantation being developed. This timely book brings together leading neuroscientists, clinicians, and cell and developmental biologists to discuss the use of neural transplants in neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury. There is also extensive coverage of the potential alternatives to freshly derived fetal tissue as the source of transplants, for example xenografts, encapsulated cells and immortalized stem cells. With authoritative contributions and lively discussion sections, this book presents much new and exciting work in this field and identifies promising new research directions.
- Notes:
- "Symposium on Neural Transplantation and Neurodegenerative Disease: Current Status and New Directions, held at the Novartis Foundation, London, 12-14 October 1999"-- P.v.
- Editors, Derek J. Chadwick and Jamie A. Goode
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0471492469
- OCLC:
- 44464284
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