Brain development : normal processes and the effects of alcohol and nicotine /

This text describes both the intricate events underlying normal development of the nervous system and how alcohol and nicotine interfere with that development. It highlights the plasticity and resilience of the developing brain, as well as the targeted effects of each toxin.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Miller, Michael W.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:	Developmental toxicology. Neurotoxicology. Alcohol > Toxicology. Nicotine > Toxicology. Alcoholism in pregnancy > Pathophysiology. Pregnant women > Tobacco use > Physiological effect. Brain > drug effects Brain > growth & development Ethanol > pharmacology Fetus > drug effects Neurons > drug effects Nicotine > pharmacology Alcoholic Intoxication Toxicologie du développement. Neurotoxicologie. Alcool > Toxicologie. Nicotine > Toxicologie. Alcoolisme et grossesse > Physiopathologie. Femmes enceintes > Tabagisme > Effets physiologiques. Alcohol > Toxicology Developmental toxicology Neurotoxicology Nicotine > Toxicology Hirnfunktionsstörung Schwangerschaft Alkoholmissbrauch Nicotinmissbrauch Hirnfunktionsstèorung. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Models of neurotoxicity provide unique insight into normal development / Michael W. Miller
Cell proliferation / Bernhard Suter, Pradeep G. Bhide
Neuronal migration / Huaiyu Hu
Neuronal differentiation: from axons to synapses / C. David Mintz [and others]
Cell death / Stevens K. Rehen, Jerold J.M. Chun
Intracellular pathways of neuronal death / Sandra M. Mooney, George I. Henderson
Developmental disorders and evolutionary expectations: mechanisms of resilience / Barbara L. Finlay, Jeremy C. Yost, Desmond T. Cheung
Prenatal alcohol exposure and human development / Claire D. Coles
Influence of alcohol on the structure of the developing human brain / Susanna L. Fryer [and others]
Prenatal ethanol exposure and fetal programming: implications for endocrine and immune development and long-term health / Joanna H. Sliwowska, Xingqi Zhang, Joanne Weinberg.
Early exposure to ethanol affects the proliferation of neuronal precursors / Michael W. Miller
Effects of ethanol on the regulation of cell cycle in neural stem cells / W. Michael Zawada, Mita Das
Mechanisms of ethanol-induced alterations in neuronal migration / Julie A. Siegenthaler, Michael W. Miller
Effects of ethanol on mechanisms regulating neuronal process outgrowth / Tara A. Lindsley
Neuronal survival is compromised by ethanol: extracellular mediators / Michael W. Miller, Marla B. Bruns, Paula L. Hoffman
Intracellular events in ethanol-induced neuronal death / Sandra M. Mooney, Michael W. Miller, George I. Henderson
Neural crest and developmental exposure to ethanol / Susan M. Smith, Katherine A. Debelak-Kragtorp.
Glial targets of developmental exposure to ethanol / Consuelo Guerri, Gemma Rubert, Maria Pasqual
Tobacco use during pregnancy: epidemiology and effects on offspring / Jennifer A. Willford, Nancy L. Day, Marie D. Cornelius
Prenatal nicotine exposure and animal behavior / Brenda M. Elliott, Neil E. Grunberg
Neuronal receptors for nicotine: functional diversity and developmental changes / Huibert D. Mansvelder, Lorna W. Role
Neural precursors as preferential targets for drug abuse: long term consequences and latent susceptibility to central nervous system disorders / Kurt F. Hauser [and others]
Nicotinic receptor regulation of developing catecholamine systems / Frances M. Leslie [and others].