Neuroprotection methods and protocols / edited by Tiziana Borsello. — Totowa : Humana Press, c2007.—(58.17/M592/v.399)

Contents

    Contents
    
    1 Neuronal Death and Neuroprotection: A Review
    2 The Use of Propidium Iodide to Assess Excitotoxic Neuronal Death in Primary Mixed Cortical Cultures
    3 A Modified Silver Technique (de Olmos Stain) for Assessment of Neuronal and Axonal Degeneration
    4 Model of Acute Injury to Study Neuroprotection
    5 Organotypic Entorhino-Hippocampal Slice Cultures--A Tool to Study the Molecular and Cellular Regulation of Axonal Regeneration and Collateral Sprouting In Vitro
    6 Role of Nrf2-Dependent ARE-Driven Antioxidant Pathway in Neuroprotection
    7 Biochemical Methods to Assess the Coupling of Brain Energy Metabolism in Control and Disease States
    8 A Method for Isolating Prosurvival Targets of NF-κB/Rel Transcription Factors
    9 Functional Cloning of Genes Regulating Apoptosis in Neuronal Cells
    10 Characterization of mRNA Expression in Single Neurons
    11 Brain on a Chip: A Method to Detect Novel Neuroprotective Candidate Targets
    12 Intracerebral Infusion of Neurotrophic Factors
    13 Synthesis of Cell-Penetrating Peptides and Their Application in Neurobiology
    14 The Stem Cells as a Potential Treatment for Neurodegeneration
    15 In Vivo Tomographic Imaging Studies of Neurodegeneration and Neuroprotection: A Review