Mouse models of the nuclear envelopathies and related diseases /

• Other Authors: Stewart, Colin L. (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier Academic Press, 2014.
• Series: Current topics in developmental biology ; v. 109.
• Subjects: Nervous system > Degeneration.; Animal models in research.; Mice > Diseases.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.; MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.; MEDICAL > Diseases.; MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.; MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.; Electronic books.

Volume 109 of Current Topics in Developmental Biology covers mouse models of the nuclear envelopathies and related diseases, with contributions from an international board of authors. The chapters provide a comprehensive set of reviews covering such topics as mouse models neurodegenerative diseases...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Functional architecture of the cell'́s nucleus in development, aging, and disease
• 2. Mouse models of lipodystrophy and their significance in understanding fat regulation
• 3. Mouse models of neurodevelopmental disease of the basal ganglia and associated circuits
• 4. Mouse models of heart failure: cell signaling and cell survival
• 5. Mouse models and aging: longevity and progeria
• 6. LINC complex proteins in development and disease.