Brain diseases and metalloproteins /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Brown, David R. (David Ronald), 1964-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boca Raton, FL : Pan Stanford Publishing : CRC Press, [2012]
Subjects:	Brain > Diseases. Metalloproteins. Brain Diseases > etiology. Neurodegenerative Diseases > etiology. Metalloproteins > adverse effects. Ebooks. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
A possible key role for redox-active metal ions and soluble oligomers in neurodegenerative disease
Modelling of the metal binding sites in proteins involved in neurodegeneration
Mammalian metallothioneins
Copper transporting P-type ATPases in the brain
Role of the amyloid precursor protein and copper in Alzheimer's disease
Role of aluminum and other metal ions in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease
Prion diseases, metals and antioxidants
Emerging role for copper-bound [alpa]-synuclein in Parkinson's disease etiology
Interactions of [alpha]-synuclein with metal ions : new insights into the structural biology and bioinorganic chemistry of Parkinson's disease
An attempt to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by intracellular copper modification using ammonium tetrathiomolybdate and/or metallothionein : fundamentals and perspective.