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Brain Repair

Part of the book series: Wenner-Gren Symposium (WGS)

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Neuronal Survival and Trophic Factors

    1. Molecules Involved in Trophic Neuron-Neuron Interaction

      • K. Unsicker, D. Blottner, D. Gehrke, C. Grothe, A. Lehr, F. Stögbauer et al.
      Pages 1-10
    2. Trophic Factor Deprivation Causes Neuronal Death via an Active Process Modulated by Intracellular Calcium

      • Eugene M. Johnson Jr, Tatsuro Koike, Anna Juhasz, David P. Martin
      Pages 27-40
    3. The Structure and Expression of the Nerve Growth Factor Receptors

      • Catherine Bitler, Susan O. Meakin, Monte J. Radeke, David H. Shelton, Andrew Welcher, Eric M. Shooter
      Pages 41-55
    4. Activity and Immunological Properties of Recombinant Nerve Growth Factor (β-NGF)

      • Ted Ebendal, Finn Hallböök, Carlos Ibañez, Håkan Persson, Lars Olson, Lena Lärkfors
      Pages 57-71
    5. Expression of β-Nerve Growth Factor and its Receptor in the Mammalian Central Nervous System

      • Håkan Persson, Patrik Ernfors, Wilma Friedman, Finn Hallböök, Christiane Ayer-LeLievre, Ted Ebendal et al.
      Pages 73-86
    6. Strategies to Increase NGF Levels and Effects thereof on Lesioned and Grafted Brain Tissue

      • Lars Olson, Ted Ebendal, Maria Eriksdotter-Nilsson, Patrik Ernfors, Wilma Friedman, Håkan Persson et al.
      Pages 87-98
    7. Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) in the Central Nervous System: Implications for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

      • Dan Lindholm, Christine Bandtlow, Matthias Spranger, Bastian Hengerer, Michael Meyer, Rolf Heumann et al.
      Pages 99-112
    8. Functions of NGF on Central Cholinergic Neurons

      • Fred H. Gage, Karen S. Chen, Mark H. Tuszynski, Anne M. Fagan
      Pages 113-131
  3. Neuron-Glia Interactions and Axonal Regeneration

    1. Myelin-associated Inhibitory Substrate Components: Role in CNS Regeneration

      • Tiziana Savio, Lisa Schnell, Martin E. Schwab
      Pages 145-153
    2. Rat Brain Astrocyte Mitogen Inhibitors and Glial Reaction

      • M. Nieto-Sampedro, F. F. Santos-Benito, A. Ramón-Cueto
      Pages 155-166
    3. GAP-43: A Gene for Neuronal Remodeling

      • Mark C. Fishman, Mauricio X. Zuber
      Pages 175-184
    4. Laminin Receptors: From PC12 Cells to PNS

      • Salvatore Carbonetto
      Pages 185-197
    5. Axonal Pathfinding in the Developing Spinal Cord: Involvement of the Floor Plate in Chemotropic and Contact Guidance

      • T. M. Jessell, P. Bovolenta, D. Karagogeos, M. Placzek, M. Tessier-Lavigne, J. Dodd
      Pages 199-211
    6. Segmentation and Neuronal Development in Vertebrate Embryos

      • Roger Keynes, Geoffrey Cook, Jamie Davies, Paul Scotting, Wendie Norris, Claudio Stern et al.
      Pages 213-224

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Medical Cell Research, University of Lund, Sweden

    Anders Björklund

  • Center for Research in Neuroscience, Montreal General Hospital, Canada

    Albert J. Aguayo

  • Wenner-Gren Center Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden

    David Ottoson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Brain Repair

  • Editors: Anders Björklund, Albert J. Aguayo, David Ottoson

  • Series Title: Wenner-Gren Symposium

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11358-3

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1990

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 385

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Human Physiology