Molecular and cellular neurobiology /edited by M. K. Thakur, S. Prasad.. -- Narosa Publishing House, 2005. -- (59.59/M718b)

Contents

Contents:

1.       Neuronal plasticity in developing and adult nervous system  3

2.       Neuronal plasticity in adult brain: role of polysialylated neural cell adhesion molecule in cell-cell interactions  18

3.       Role of thyroid hormone on the maturation of astrocytes in the developing brain  29

4.       Role of norepinephrine in thermoregulation during rapid eye movement sleep and its deprivation  39

5.       Estrogen effects in the brain: Implications for aging and Alzheimer’s disease  55

6.       Neurotransmitter receptor gene expression: insulin secretion and cell proliferation  70

7.       5-HT1A Receptor Mediated: Signal transduction: Effect of antidepressants MN Subhash 85

8.       Putative biomarkers of neuronal ageing: Effects of drugs on lipofuscin and lipid peroxidation  108

9.       Oxidative stress in brain aging  108

10.   synergistic effects of physical exercise and antioxidants in aging mammalian brain  123

11.   Exectrophysiological ageing of the brain and pharmacology of ageing  135

12.   Molecular biology of Gliomas-the story so far  155

13.   Post traumatic epilepsy: Iron model  165

14.   The Endothelium and cerebrovascular disease  191

15.   Molecular mechanisms of cerebral ischemia  203

16.   Cerebral malaria: New insights from signal transduction and cell signaling studies  217

17.   Central response to peripheral nerve Injury: Role of Non-neuronal cells  217

18.   Fragile-X-Mental Retardation  234

19.   Genetic Variability leading to Narcotic Abuse: Potential implication of single nucleotide polymorphisms  247

20.   Neurodegenerative disease involving trinucleotide repeat expansion  261

21.   Molecular genetics and biology of polyglutamine  270

22.   Huntington’s disease, an excitotoxic neurodegenerative disorder engineered genetically  283

23.   Mutation in Cu/Zu superoxide dismutase and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis  291

24.   Protective role of sodium pyruvate in hydrogen peroxide induced apoptosis using human neuroblastoma cell line as a model  301

25.   Therapeutic strategies for neurodegenerative disorders: leads from herbal drugs  309