Restoration of Brain Function by Tissue Transplantation - Lindvall, Olle.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1993)
References -- Transplantation in Parkinson's Disease -- Experimental Studies in Animal Models of Parkinson's Disease -- Clinical Studies in Patients with Parkinson's Disease -- Research Strategies for the Development of a Transplantation Therapy in Parkinson's Disease -- Conclusions -- References -- Transplantation in Huntington's Disease: Experimental Basis and Clinical Perspectives -- Experimental Model -- Implants of Fetal Striatal Primordia -- Intrinsic Organization of the Striatal Grafts -- Biochemical Markers of Striatal Graft Maturation and Function -- Amelioration of Lesion-Induced Behavioral Deficits -- Mechanisms of Action of the Intrastriatal Grafts -- Afferent Regulation of the Grafted Neurons -- Trophic Effects of Striatal Transplants -- Studies in Primates -- Clinical Perspectives -- References -- Neural Transplantation in Dementia -- Common Terminology in Research on Alzheimer's Disease -- Models of Cholinergic Deficiency -- Models of Trophic Factor Deficiency -- Critical Neuropathology of Alzheimer's Disease -- Graft Models of the Cellular Pathology of Alzheimer's Disease -- Clinical Prospects in Dementia -- References -- Transplantation in Experimental Epilepsy -- Noradrenergic Grafts in Experimental Epilepsy -- Other Grafts in Experimental Epilepsy -- Present Lines of Research and Clinical Perspectives -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Genetically Modified Cells for Intracerebral Transplantation -- Genetically Modified Cells and the Neurotrophic Strategy -- Genetically Modified Cells for Neurotransmitter Replacement -- Discussion and Future Directions -- References -- Immunologic Aspects of Intracerebral CNS Tissue Transplantation -- General Aspects of Transplantation Immunology -- The Brain as a Transplantation Site -- Immunologic Experience of Intracerebral Transplantation in Patients with Parkinson's Disease -- Conclusions -- References.
Keywords: Neurosurgery; Endocrinology .; Pharmacology; Neurosurgery; Endocrinology; Pharmacology/Toxicology.