Astrocytes

Structure, Functions & Role in Disease

Buch | Hardcover

155 Seiten

2012
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-62081-558-8 (ISBN)

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Astrocytes are the main glial cell type in the central nervous system. These cells were originally regarded as supportive cells of the brain, but increasing evidence indicates they play fundamental roles in many brain functions, such as: neurotransmitters uptake, energy homoeostasis, neurogenesis, myelination, immunomodulation, neurotrophic factor releasing and blood-brain-barrier maintenance. This book summarises the latest discoveries, from basic to clinical science, regarding the main roles of astrocytes under physiological and pathological circumstances. To ensure that most of readers obtain clear and complete information, all chapters have been written in plain language by worldwide-recognised experts in their respective fields.

Preface; Role of Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes in Astroglial Function; Astrocytic Potassium Channels in CNS Disorders; The Phosphoinositides Signal Transduction Pathway in Astrocytes; Astrocytes as Neural Stem Cells in the Adult Brain; Ultrastructural Characteristics of Astrocytic Neural Stem Cells in the Adult Brain; Aging, Environmental Enrichment, Object Recognition & Astrocyte Plasticity In Dentate Gyrus.

Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	260 x 180 mm
Gewicht	520 g
Themenwelt	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Anatomie / Neuroanatomie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	1-62081-558-3 / 1620815583
ISBN-13	978-1-62081-558-8 / 9781620815588
Zustand	Neuware