Iron in Central Nervous System Disorders

Iron in Central Nervous System Disorders edited by Peter Riederer, M.B.H. Youdim.

The role of the metals copper, zinc, magnesium, lead, manganese, mercury, lithium and aluminium in neuropsychiatric disease are well known and has been discussed on several occasions. Yet little attention has been paid to iron, the most abundant transitional metal in the body and the earth's cr...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Riederer, Peter (Editor), Youdim, M.B.H (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 1993.
Edition:1st ed. 1993.
Series:Key Topics in Brain Research,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Neurology .
Neurosciences.
Pharmacology.
Animal physiology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • Cellular and regional maintenance of iron homeostasis in the brain: normal and diseased states
  • Iron deposits in brain disorders
  • Brain iron and schizophrenia
  • Some reflections on iron dependent free radical damage in the central nervous system
  • Iron regulation of dopaminergic transmission: relevance to movement disorders
  • Dopaminergic cell death in Parkinson’s disease: a role of iron?
  • Iron and neurotoxin intoxication: comparative in vitro and in vivo studies
  • Intranigral iron infusion in rats: A progressive model for excess nigral iron levels in Parkinson’s disease?
  • Iron storage and transport markers in Parkinson’s disease and MPTP-treated mice
  • Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease: iron and mitochondrial DNA deletion
  • Consequences of intrastriatally administrated FeC13 and 6-OHDA without and after transient cerebral oligemia on behaviour and navigation
  • Cytokine induced synthesis of nitric oxide from L-arginine: a cytotoxic mechanism that targets intracellular iron
  • Lazaroids: potent inhibitors of iron-dependent lipid peroxidation for neurodegenerative disorders
  • The treatment of iron overload — psychiatric implications
  • Iron therapy: Pros and Cons.

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