Published July, 2012
By Maarten E. A. Reith and Maarten Reith
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Neuroscience
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Since the pioneering discovery of cyclic AMP four decades ago, a multitude of signaling pathways have been uncovered in which an extracellular signal (first messenger) impacts the cell surface, thereby triggering a cascade that ultimately acts on the cell nucleus.

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Published February, 2012
By Lucio Annunziato
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Neuroscience
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Recent evidence, however, suggests that channels, pumps, and ionic exchangers are involved in CNS ischemia and ischemic stroke, but the potential contribution of these channels for curing stroke is far less understood than for many other normal and pathological conditions.

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Published February, 2012
By Springer and Damir Janigro
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Neuroscience
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The even more colo- ful "book of life" metaphor gave the promise that reading that book would lead to a veritable outpouring of new cures for diseases, hundreds of new drug targets, and a brave new world of medicine.

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Published May, 2011
By Thomas B. Freeman and Hakan Widner
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Neuroscience
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Published December, 2010
By Mahendra S. Rao, Mohan C. Vemuri, Melissa Carpenter and Scott Lipnick
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Neuroscience
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Developing the second edition of Neural Development and Stem Cells was neces- tated by the rapid increase in our knowledge of the development of the nervous system.

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Published December, 2010
By Cyndy D. Davis and Paul R. Sanberg
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Neuroscience
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Cell therapy, however, remains the most compelling treatment for neurodegenerative diseases, disorders, and injuries, including Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, traumatic brain injury, and stroke, which is expanded upon in more detail in Chapter 1 by Snyder and colleagues.

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Published December, 2010
By Mark P. Mattson
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Neuroscience
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In Neurobiology of Aggression: Understanding and Preventing Violence, leading experts in the fields of the neurobiology, neurochemistry, genetics, and behavioral and cultural aspects of aggression and violence provide a comprehensive collection of review articles on one of the most important cross-disciplinary issues of our time.

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Published November, 2010
By Mark P. Mattson
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Neuroscience
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As the average life expectancy of many populations throughout the world increases, so to does the incidence of such age-related neurodegenerative disorders as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases.

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Published November, 2010
By Robert G. Kalb and Stephen M. Strittmatter
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Neuroscience
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Distinguished researchers review the latest scientific understanding of spinal cord injury (SCI), focusing on the mechanisms causing paralysis after spinal cord trauma, the molecular determinants of neural regeneration, and methods for improving damaged function.

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Published November, 2010
By Phil Skolnick
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Neuroscience
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In this book, leading-edge investigators offer effective strategies to improve current antidepressive therapies and suggest molecular, biological, and genetic approaches that will lead to the development of novel antidepressants.

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