CNS regeneration : basic science and clinical advances / edited by Jeffrey H. Kordower, Mark H. Tuszynski.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tuszynski, Mark H.

Kordower, Jeffrey H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Central nervous system--Regeneration.

Central nervous system.

Central Nervous System Diseases--therapy.

Central Nervous System--injuries.

Nerve Growth Factors.

Nerve Regeneration.

Medical Subjects:

Central Nervous System Diseases--therapy.

Central Nervous System--injuries.

Nerve Growth Factors.

Nerve Regeneration.

Physical Description:

xxii, 474 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (partly color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Central nervous system regeneration

Place of Publication:

London ; Burlington, Mass. : Elsevier Academic Press, 2008.

Contents:

Intrinsic determinants of axon regeneration / Rhona Seijffers and Larry Benowitz

Axonal responses to injury / Mike Fainzilber

Glial cells, inflammation, and CNS trauma modulation of the inflammatory environment after injury can lead to long-distance regeneration beyond the glial scar / Michael T. Fitch and Jerry Silver

Neurotrophic factors / Eugene M. Johnson, Jr. and Mark H. Tuszynski

Stem cell therapy for brain tumors / Rahul Jandial ... [et al.]

Stem cell therapies for Parkinson's disease / Andreas Androutselis-Theotokis, Maria A. Rueger, and Ron D.G. McKay

Adult neural progenitor cells in CNS function and disease / Sebastian Jessberger ... [et al.]

Neurotrophic factors in Alzheimer's disease / Armin Blesch and Mark H. Tuszynski

Direct delivery of GDNF into the non-human primate and human parkinsonian brain: success and road blocks / R. Grondin ... [et al.]

Stimulating and ablative treatment for Parkinson's disease / Julie G. Pilitsis and Roy A.E. Bakay

Gene and cellular transplantation therapies for Huntington's disease / Shilpa Ramaswamy and Jeffrey H. Kordower

Anti-amyloid-β immunotherapy as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease / John R. Cirrito and David M. Holtzman

Axonal plasticity and regeneration in the injured spinal cord / M.H. Tuszynski and P. Lu

Modifying the extracellular matrix as a treatment to improve functional recovery after spinal cord injury / James W. Fawcett

Myelin neutralization for spinal cord injury and stroke / A.R. Walmsley, D. Bourikas, and A.K. Mir

Strategies to inhibit signaling through Nogo receptor 1 for spinal cord injury and stroke / Jane K. Relton and Paul H. Weinreb

Cyclic AMP modulation of axonal regeneration following spinal cord injury / Sari S. Hannila and Marie T. Filbin

Multiple sclerosis: remyelination / Jeffery D. Kocsis ... [et al.]

Clinical trials in rehabilitation with neural repair / Bruce H. Dobkin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780123739940

0123739942

OCLC:

174129529