Understanding Glial Cells [electronic resource] /

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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Castellano, Bernardo. editor., González, Berta. editor., Nieto-Sampedro, Manuel. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1998
Subjects:	Medicine., Neurosciences., Neurology., Biomedicine.,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5737-1
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