Apoptosis in neurobiology /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hannun, Yusuf A., 1955-, Boustany, Rose-Mary
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [1999]
Series:CRC Press methods in the life sciences. Methods in neuroscience.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Sect. A. Diseases and concepts
  • Introduction: occurrence, mechanisms, and role of apoptosis in neurobiology and in neurologic disorders / R.-M. Boustany and Y.A. Hannun
  • Cell death in the developing nervous system / V. Narayanan
  • Apoptosis in neurodegenerative disorders / D.E. Schmechel
  • Neurooncology and cancer therapy / N.F. Schor
  • Human immunodeficiency virus type I infection: chronic inflammation and programmed cell death in the central nervous system / H.A. Gelbard
  • The role of proteases in neuronal apoptosis / P.W. Mesnter, Jr. and S.H. Kaufmann
  • Molecular mechanisms in the activation of apoptotic and antiapoptotic pathways by ceramide / R.T. Dobrowksy
  • Sect. B. Methods
  • Assessment of cell viability and histochemical methods in apoptosis / K.L. Purnam and R.-M. Boustany
  • Assessment of ultrastructural changes associated with apoptosis / D.E. Schmechel
  • Flow cytometry in the study of apoptosis / M.J. Smyth
  • Methods used to study protease activation during apoptosis / S.H. Kaufmann ... [et al.]
  • Qualitative and quantitative methods for the measurement of ceramide / T.R. Bilderback, K.M. Hoffmann, and R.T. Dobrowsky
  • In vivo neuronal targeting of genes / A. Amalfitano.