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Brain Repair

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Anders Björklund

    1. Department of Medical Cell Research, University of Lund, Sweden

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  2. Albert J. Aguayo

    1. Center for Research in Neuroscience, Montreal General Hospital, Canada

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  3. David Ottoson

    1. Wenner-Gren Center Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden

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

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  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 Control of Central Cholinergic Neuron Development In Vitro

      • F. Hefti, B. Knusel
      Pages 11-25

    3. 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

    4. 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

    5. 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

    6. 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

    7. 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

    8. 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

    9. Functions of NGF on Central Cholinergic Neurons

      • Fred H. Gage, Karen S. Chen, Mark H. Tuszynski, Anne M. Fagan
      Pages 113-131

    10. Reduction of Post-lesional Atrophy by Transplants of Fetal Cerebral Cortical Tissue. Host-Transplant Nerve Connections and Trophic Factors

      • J. Chr. Sørensen, A. J. Castro, E. J. Neafsey, J. Zimmer
      Pages 133-143

  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. Development and Long-term Survival of Brain Neurons in Culture: Role of Astroglia-Derived Neurotrophic and Neurite-promoting Factors, Neuronal Cell/Contact Density and Bioelectrical Activity

      • Hans W. Müller
      Pages 167-174

    4. GAP-43: A Gene for Neuronal Remodeling

      • Mark C. Fishman, Mauricio X. Zuber
      Pages 175-184

    5. Laminin Receptors: From PC12 Cells to PNS

      • Salvatore Carbonetto
      Pages 185-197

    6. 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

    7. Segmentation and Neuronal Development in Vertebrate Embryos

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

    8. The Role of Neuronal Dynamics and Positional Cues in the Patterning of Nerve Connections

      • Scott E. Fraser, Nancy A. O’Rourke
      Pages 225-235

    9. Regeneration of Adult Rat and Chicken Retinal Ganglion Cell Axons in vitro

      • Solon Thanos, Jens Vanselow
      Pages 237-249
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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

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