Cell Biology and Pathology of Myelin Evolving Biological Concepts and Therapeutic Approaches /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Juurlink, Bernhard H.J. (Editor ), Devon, Richard M. (Editor ), Doucette, J. Ronald. (Editor ), Nazarali, Adil J. (Editor ), Schreyer, David J. (Editor ), Verge, Valerie M.K. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1997.
Edición:1st ed. 1997.
Colección:Altschul Symposia Series ; 4
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5949-8
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Myelin as a Dynamic Structure
  • 1. Structure and Function of Myelin, an Extended and Biochemically Modified Cell Surface Membrane
  • 2. Myelin Basic Protein, the “Executive” Molecule of the Myelin Membrane
  • 3. Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein: Ligand and/or Receptor
  • 4. Myelin/Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein: A Molecular Analysis
  • 5. Molecular Biology of Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathies
  • 6. Mutations of the Proteolipid Protein Gene: A Molecular Mechanism of CNS Dysmyelination
  • 7. Myelin Proteins as Mediators of Signal Transduction
  • 8. CNP in Myelination: Overexpression Alters Oligodendrocyte Morphogenesis
  • 9. The Role of the Gap Junction Protein Connexin32 in the Myelin Sheath
  • 10. The Role of Myelin Po Protein
  • Factors Controlling the Expression of the Myelinating Phenotype
  • 11. Posttranscriptional Regulation of Myelin Basic Protein Gene Expression
  • 12. Molecular Control of Myelin Basic Protein Gene Expression
  • 13. Role of cAMP during the Process of Demyelination and Remyelination in Peripheral Nerve
  • 14. Characterization of an Axonal Protein Involved in Myelination
  • 15. Do Secretory Pathway SNARE Proteins Mediate Myelinogenesis?
  • 16. Expression of the PLP Gene and a PLP-LacZ Transgene in Oligodendrocytes
  • 17. Developmental Regulation of Schwann Cell Precursors and Schwann Cell Generation
  • 18. Protein Kinase C Regulates Process Formation by Oligodendrocytes
  • 19. Mechanism of Adhesion-Induced Regeneration/Differentiation of Oligodendrocytes
  • 20. A Procedure for Isolating Schwann Cells Developed for Analysis of the Mouse Embryonic Lethal Mutation NF1
  • 21. Expansion of Oligodendrocyte Progenitors for Myelin Repair
  • 22. Generation of Oligodendrocyte Precursors from Human Neural Cells in Vitro
  • Promoting Functional Recovery in White Matter
  • 23. Recent Insights into the Cellular Biology of Remyelination: Implications for Multiple Sclerosis
  • 24. Characterising the Adult Human Oligodendrocyte Progenitor
  • 25. The Repair of Central Nervous System Myelin: Cell Biology and Pharmacologic Action of Remyelination-Promoting Autoantibodies
  • 26. Inhibition of Human and Rat Glial Cell Function by Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines, Antioxidants, and Elevators of cAMP
  • 27. Oligodendrocytes and Axonal Regrowth: A Double-Edged Sword
  • 28. Functional Repair of Myelinated Fibers in the Spinal Cord by Transplantation of Glial Cells
  • 29. Axonal Regeneration in the Fish and Amphibian CNS: Myelin-Associated Neurite Growth Inhibitors and Adaptive Plasticity of Glial Cells
  • 30. Role of MAG as an Axon Growth Inhibitory Protein for Regeneration of Injured Neurons in the CNS
  • 31. Schwann Cells as Facilitators of Axonal Regeneration in CNS Fiber Tracts
  • 32. Olfactory Ensheathing Cells Can Be Induced to Express a Myelinating Phenotype
  • 33. Overcoming Myelin-Associated Inhibition of Axonal Regeneration after CNS Injury
  • Abstract
  • Contributors.