Model organisms in spinal cord regeneration / edited by Catherina G. Becker and Thomas Becker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Becker, Catherina G.

Becker, Thomas, Dr.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spinal cord--Regeneration.

Spinal cord.

Regeneration--physiology.

Spinal Cord--cytology.

Medical Subjects:

Regeneration--physiology.

Spinal Cord--cytology.

Physical Description:

xxii, 400 pages : illustrations (partly color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, [2007]

Summary:

Knowledge about regeneration in the central nervous system has rapidly progressed in the last several years. This handbook provides a comprehensive overview for students, clinicians and researchers planning to enter the field of neural regeneration, combining the latest knowledge with an understanding of all important model organisms in one handy volume. By covering the strengths and weaknesses as well as possible applications of different models it saves researchers both time and resources in their choice of the appropriate model organism. This handbook is an equally valuable tool for the novice starting his career, as it illustrates the astounding variety of regenerative abilities of different vertebrates.

Contents:

Mammalian models of CNS regeneration. The role of inhibitory molecules in limiting axonal regeneration in the mammalian spinal cord / Patrick N. Anderson, Jez Fabes, and David Hunt ; Intrinsic factors contributing to axon regeneration in the mammalian nervous system / Ferdinando Rossi ; Stimulating intrinsic growth potential in mammalian neurons / Bhavna Ylera and Frank Bradke ; Cellular grafting strategies to enhance regeneration in the mammalian spinal cord / Richard L. Benton and Scott R. Whittemore

Mammalian and non-mammalian models of spinal function. Spinal motor functions in lamprey / Sten Grillner and Peter Wallén ; Genetic approaches to spinal locomotor function in mammals / Anna Vallstedt and Klas Kullander ; Comparative analysis of descending supraspinal projections in amphibians / Agustín González and Hans J. ten Donkelaar

Non-mammalian models of spinal cord regeneration. Regeneration in the lamprey spinal cord / Michael I. Shifman, Li-Qing Jin, and Michael E. Selzer ; Functional regeneration in the larval zebrafish spinal cord / D. Harshad Bhatt ... [et al.] ; Zebrafish as a model system for successful spinal cord regeneration / Catherina G. Becker and Thomas Becker

Non-mammalian models of visual system regeneration. Functional aspects of optic nerve regeneration in non-mammalian vertebrates / Sarah A. Dunlop ; Optic nerve regeneration in goldfish / Satoru Kato ... [et al.] ; Gene regulation during axon and tissue regeneration in the retina of zebrafish / Marie-Claude Senut ... [et al.].

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3527315047

9783527315048

OCLC:

81452659