Model Systems of Development and Aging of the Nervous System / edited by Antonia Vernadakis, Alain Privat, Jean M. Lauder, Paola S. Timiras, Ezio Giacobini.

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Main Author: Vernadakis, Antonia
Other Authors: Privat, Alain, Lauder, Jean M., Timiras, Paola S., Giacobini, Ezio
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 1987.
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Table of Contents:
  • I. Neurons, Neuroglia and Neuronal-Glial Interactions
  • 1. Cell Culture Systems for Purified Retinal Neurons and Photoreceptors
  • 2. Primary Cultures of GABAergic and Glutamatergic Neurons as Model Systems to Study Neurotransmitter Functions. I. Differentiated Cells
  • 3. Primary Cultures of GABAergic and Glutamatergic Neurons as Model Systems to Study Neurotransmitter Functions. II. Developmental Aspects
  • 4. Development of Cerebral Cortical GABAergic Neurons In Vitro
  • 5. Morphological Analysis of 5-HT Neurons Transplanted into the Olfactory Bulb of the Adult Rat
  • 6. An Analysis of Interactions Between Grafted Serotonin Neurons and an Adult Host Hippocampus
  • 7. Neuronal Modulation by Number and by Volume: A Review and Critical Analysis
  • 8. Oligodendrocyte Development; Immunological Studies
  • 9. Intracerebral Transplantation as a Model for Studying the Myelination Process
  • 10. In Vitro Effects of Glia Maturation Factor on Bipotential Glial Progenitor Cells
  • 11. Specialized Junctions of Glial Cells In Situ and In Vitro
  • 12. Electrophysiological and Ionic Transport Properties of Glial Cells in Culture
  • 13. In Vitro Regulation of Dopaminergic Maturation
  • 14. Do Mouse Cerebellum Astrocytes Play a Role in Neuronal Survival and Differentiation?
  • 15. Proliferation and Maturation of Rat Neuroblasts in Culture: Influence of Meningeal Cells
  • II. Neuromodulation, Synapse and Receptors
  • 16. Neurotransmitters as Morphogenetic Signals and Trophic Factors
  • 17. Multifunctional Roles for Neurotransmitters: The Regulation of Neurite Outgrowth, Growth-Cone Motility and Synaptogenesis
  • 18. Peptide Modulation of Neuronal Differentiation in Culture
  • 19. Trophic and Toxic Mechanisms in Neuronal Survival
  • 20. Factors Influencing the Proliferation and Differentiation of Brain Neurons In Vitro
  • 21. Role of Steroid Hormones in Neural Growth and Differentiation: In Vivo and In Vitro Comparisons
  • 22. Neural Factor-Induced Formation of Acetylcholine Receptor Aggregates on Myotubes: An In Vitro Model for Development of the Postsynaptic Cell Surface Complex
  • 23. Current Findings on the Morphological Induction of Synaptogenesis in Neuronal Cells In Vitro
  • 24. Are Age-Related Changes in Receptor Activity an Expression of Altered Membrane Fluidity?
  • 25. Metabolic Regulation in Brain Cells
  • III. Aging and Regeneration
  • 26. Monoaminergic and Cholinergic Intracerebral Grafts: Use in Model Systems of Aging
  • 27. The Iris as a Model of Aging
  • 28. In Vitro Model of Neuronal Aging and Development in the Nervous System
  • 29. Gangliosides as a Tool for Studying the Repair of Adult Mammalian Brain After Injury
  • 30. Aging-Related Pathology in Human Neuroblastoma and Teratocarcinoma Cell Lines
  • 31. Comparisons of Glial Cells from Newborn and Aged Mouse in Culture
  • 32. Tissue Culture in Studies of Aging in the Nervous System: Toxicity of MPTP to Dopamine Neurons.