Restoration of Brain Function by Tissue Transplantation
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
1993.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1993. |
| Series: | Basic and Clinical Aspects of Neuroscience,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77718-9 |
Table of Contents:
- 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.