Understanding Glial Cells

Understanding Glial Cells edited by Bernardo Castellano, Berta González, Manuel Nieto-Sampedro.

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Other Authors: Castellano, Bernardo (Editor), González, Berta (Editor), Nieto-Sampedro, Manuel (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1998.
Edition:1st ed. 1998.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Neurosciences.
Neurology .
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Table of Contents:
  • I. Morphology And Ontogeny
  • 1. Characterization of the glial cells in the teleost visual pathway
  • 2. The macroglia of teleosts: characterization, distribution and development
  • 3. Organization and function of astrocytes in the human retina
  • 4. Astroglial architecture of the human optic nerve: functional role of astrocytes
  • 5. Glial cells ontogeny in the telencephalon and mesencephalon of the lizard Gallotia galloti
  • 6. Role of thyroid hormone on the oligodendrocyte type 2-astrocyte lineage
  • II. Molecular And Biochemical Properties
  • 7. Characterization of rat neural stem cells from embryonic striatum and mesencephalon during in vitro differentiation
  • 8. Expression of neurotrophins and their receptors within glial cells of retina and optic nerve
  • 9. Expression and function of neurotransmitter receptors in glial cells of the central nervous system
  • 10. Role of astroglia in the neural effects of sex hormones and neuroactive steroids
  • 11. Cytokines and astroglial cells: functions and mechanisms of action
  • 12. The critical factor for L-DOPA toxicity on dopamine neurons is glia
  • III. Involvement In Damage And Regeneration
  • 13. Ethanol exposure during brain development alters astrogliogenesis and astrocyte functions
  • 14. Neuron-glia ensembles and mammalian CNS lesion repair
  • 15. Glial response to excitotoxic injury in the immature brain
  • 16. Effects of contralateral lesions and aging on the neuronal and glial population of the cerebral cortex of the rat
  • 17. The role of Schwann cell in nerve regeneration
  • IV. Glia In Pathology
  • 18. Glial abnormalities in genetically determined disorders of myelin
  • 19. Glial changes in aging and Alzheimer’s disease
  • 20. Adhesion molecules, angiogenesis and malignant gliomas: implications for tumorigenesis.

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