Fatal Attractions: Protein Aggregates in Neurodegenerative Disorders /

In this volume are contributions based on a meeting arranged by the WHO and the Fondation IPSEN. The scientists focus on neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's Disease, Chromosome 17-Linked Dementia, Parkinson's Disease and disorders with tauopathies.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lee, V. M.-Y
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Trojanowski, J. Q., Buée, L., Christen, Y.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2000.
Series:Research and perspectives in Alzheimer's disease.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The Role of alpha-Synuclein in Parkinsons Disease: A Biophysical Analogy to Abeta and Alzheimers Disease
  • Purification of Lewy Bodies and Identification of alpha-Synuclein as a Major Component of Lewy Bodies
  • Mutational Analysis of Tau in Chromosome 17-Linked Dementia
  • Missense and Splice Site Mutations in Tau Associated with FTDP-17: Multiple Pathogenic Mechanisms
  • Tau Mutations: Genetics and Pathogenetic Mechanisms
  • Tauopathies and alpha -Synucleinopathies
  • Distinct Tau Gene Mutations Induce Specific Dysfunctions/Toxic Properties in Tau Proteins Associated with Specific FTDP-17 Phenotypes
  • Neurodegenerative Disorders with Tauopathies: Mad Tau Diseases?- Tau Protein: Role in Intracellular Traffic and Development of Cell Polarity
  • Subject Index.