Restoration of Brain Function by Tissue Transplantation

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Lindvall, Olle. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1993.
Edición:1st ed. 1993.
Colección:Basic and Clinical Aspects of Neuroscience, 5
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77718-9
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.