Axonal regeneration in the central nervous system /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ingoglia, Nicholas A., 1942-, Murray, Marion
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Marcel Dekker, [2001]
Series:Neurological disease and therapy ; 51.
Neurological disease and therapy ; v. 51.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Molecular determinants of retinal axon pathfinding in fish
  • Axonal regeneration in the primary visual pathway of goldfish and rats
  • Regeneration and axons in the CNS of amphibians and reptiles
  • Axonal and synaptic regeneration by salamander photoreceptors
  • Cues from developmental models of spinal cord regeneration for the repair of the injured adult CNS
  • Intrinsic control of regeneration and the loss of regenerative ability in development
  • Apoptotic cell death following axotomy
  • Gene expression in axotomized neurons : identifying the intrinsic determinants of axonal growth
  • A-fiber central sprouting after peripheral nerve injury : new pathways for pain?
  • Inflammatory response following nerve injury
  • Glial response to injury
  • Axonal sealing following injury
  • N-terminal arginylation of proteins and transcellular transfer of small molecules in regenerating nerves
  • Gene expression in degenerating/regenerating nerves
  • Inhibition of axonal growth by the myelin-associated inhibitory proteins NI-35/250/Nogo-A
  • Inhibition of axon growth by myelin-associated glycoprotein
  • Axonal growth in a glial environment
  • Cell surface and extracellular molecules that promote or inhibit axonal growth
  • Neuroprotection from cell death following axotomy
  • The use of peripheral nerve transplants to enhance axonal regeneration in CNS neurons
  • Transplantation of Schwann cells and ensheathing glia to improve regeneration in adult spinal cord
  • Gene therapy strategies
  • Spinal cord injury and fetal CNS tissue transplantation : an initial "bench-to-bedside" translational research experience
  • Therapies to promote CNS repair
  • Treatment of degenerative disorders of the nervous system : from helpless descriptive categorization to rational therapeutic approaches