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Neural transplantation : an introduction / William J. Freed.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cellular and molecular neuroscience series | Bradford bookCopyright date: �2000Description: 1 online resource (xii, 561 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0585202583
  • 9780585202587
  • 0262513870
  • 9780262513876
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Neural transplantation.DDC classification:
  • 617.4/80592 21
LOC classification:
  • RD124 .F74 2000eb
NLM classification:
  • WL 368
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Introduction to transplantation in the nervous system -- 2. Brain structure and development -- 3. History of neural transplantation -- 4. Transplants and how they are used -- 5. Control groups and experiments -- 6. Regulations and guidelines for fetal tissue transplantation -- 7. Mind control and other things to worry About -- 8. Neural systems and Parkinson's disease -- 9. Neural transplantation in Parkinson's disease : a brief synopsis -- 10. Fetal brain tissue transplantation in Parkinson's disease : experiments in animals -- 11. Adrenal medulla transplantation -- 12. Studies in subhuman primates -- 13. Fetal brain tissue transplantation in parkinson's disease : clinical studies -- 14. Pain -- 15. Hypothalamus and pituitary -- 16. The cerebral cortex and stroke -- 17. Huntington's disease -- 18. Spinal cord -- 19. Visual system -- 20. Introduction to genetic engineering and neural transplantation -- 21. Growing cells in culture : stem and progenitor cells -- 22. Growing cells in culture : immortal cell lines -- 23. Genetically modified cells for producing neurotrophic factors and neurotransmitters -- 24. Direct gene transfer -- 25. Conclusions.
Summary: Although there are many scientific and philosophical reasons to study the brain, for William J. Freed, "the most compelling reason to study the brain is to be able to repair the brains of individuals with nervous system injury or disease." Advances in repairing the nervous system, as well as new data on brain development, growth, and plasticity, have revolutionized the field of brain research and given rise to the technology of brain tissue transplantation. In this book Freed discusses both what may and what may not be possible. The book covers two aspects of neural tissue transplantation research. One involves the transplantation of particular cells to repair or augment specific neuronal systems. This technique could be useful for such conditions as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, chronic pain, and epilepsy. The other line of research concerns regeneration from injury, especially of the spinal cord. After providing basic background on transplantation, brain structure, and development, the book discusses Parkinson's disease, the use of transplants to influence localized brain functions, circuit reconstruction, and genetic engineering and other future technologies.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction to transplantation in the nervous system -- 2. Brain structure and development -- 3. History of neural transplantation -- 4. Transplants and how they are used -- 5. Control groups and experiments -- 6. Regulations and guidelines for fetal tissue transplantation -- 7. Mind control and other things to worry About -- 8. Neural systems and Parkinson's disease -- 9. Neural transplantation in Parkinson's disease : a brief synopsis -- 10. Fetal brain tissue transplantation in Parkinson's disease : experiments in animals -- 11. Adrenal medulla transplantation -- 12. Studies in subhuman primates -- 13. Fetal brain tissue transplantation in parkinson's disease : clinical studies -- 14. Pain -- 15. Hypothalamus and pituitary -- 16. The cerebral cortex and stroke -- 17. Huntington's disease -- 18. Spinal cord -- 19. Visual system -- 20. Introduction to genetic engineering and neural transplantation -- 21. Growing cells in culture : stem and progenitor cells -- 22. Growing cells in culture : immortal cell lines -- 23. Genetically modified cells for producing neurotrophic factors and neurotransmitters -- 24. Direct gene transfer -- 25. Conclusions.

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Although there are many scientific and philosophical reasons to study the brain, for William J. Freed, "the most compelling reason to study the brain is to be able to repair the brains of individuals with nervous system injury or disease." Advances in repairing the nervous system, as well as new data on brain development, growth, and plasticity, have revolutionized the field of brain research and given rise to the technology of brain tissue transplantation. In this book Freed discusses both what may and what may not be possible. The book covers two aspects of neural tissue transplantation research. One involves the transplantation of particular cells to repair or augment specific neuronal systems. This technique could be useful for such conditions as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, chronic pain, and epilepsy. The other line of research concerns regeneration from injury, especially of the spinal cord. After providing basic background on transplantation, brain structure, and development, the book discusses Parkinson's disease, the use of transplants to influence localized brain functions, circuit reconstruction, and genetic engineering and other future technologies.

English.

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