Neurotrophic Factors

This book provides critical reviews of the role of neurotrophins and their receptors in a wide variety of diseases including neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington’s syndrome, cognitive function, psychiatric disorders such as clinical depression, Rett syndrome, motoneurone disease, spinal cord i...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Lewin, Gary R. (Editor), Carter, Bruce D. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Series:Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, 220
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:This book provides critical reviews of the role of neurotrophins and their receptors in a wide variety of diseases including neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington’s syndrome, cognitive function, psychiatric disorders such as clinical depression, Rett syndrome, motoneurone disease, spinal cord injury, pain, metabolic disease and cardiovascular disease. It also contains contributions from leaders in the field dealing with the basic biology, transcriptional and post-translational regulation of the neurotrophins and their receptors. The present book will review all recent areas of progress in the study of neurotrophins and their biological roles.
Physical Description:VIII, 520 p. 37 illus., 27 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9783642451065
ISSN:0171-2004 ;