Recent advances in epilepsy research / edited by Devin K. Binder, Helen E. Scharfman.
| Other author | Binder, Devin K. |
| Other author | Scharfman, Helen E. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum ; Georgetown, Tex., U.S.A. : Landes Bioscience/Eurekah.com, ©2004. |
| Description | xvii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Advances in experimental medicine and biology ; v. 548 Advances in experimental medicine and biology v. 548. ^A103 |
| Contents | Genetic approaches to studying mouse models of human seizure disorders / Yan Yang and Wayne N. Frankel -- Integrins, synaptic plasticity and epileptogenesis / Christine M. Gall and Gary Lynch -- The role of BDNF in epilepsy and other diseases of the mature nervous system / Devin K. Binder -- Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in seizures / Susan D. Croll, Jeffrey H. Goodman and Helen E. Scharfman -- Plasticity mechanisms underlying mGluR-induced epileptogenesis / Robert K.S. Wong, Shih-Chieh Chuang and Riccardo Bianchi -- Role of the GABA transporter in epilepsy / George Richerson and Yuanming Wu -- GABA and its receptors in epilepsy / Günther Sperk ... [et al.] -- Role of the depolarizing GABA response in epilepsy / Kevin Staley -- |
| Contents | Gap junctions, fast oscillations and the initiation of seizures / Roger D. Traub ... [et al.] -- Functional role of proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in seizures / Annamaria Vezzani ... [et al.] -- Using the immune system to target epilepsy / Deborah Young and Matthew J. During -- Cortical dysplasis and epilepsy / Philip A. Schwartzkroin, Steven N. Roper and H. Jurgen Wenzel -- Malformations of cortical development / Peter B. Crino -- Functional implications of seizure-induced neurogenesis / Helen E. Scharfman -- Febrile seizures and mechanisms of epileptogenesis / Roland A. Bender, Celine Dubé and Tallie Z. Baram -- The tetanus toxin model of chronic epilepsy / T.A. Benke and J. Swann -- Brain stimulation as a therapy for epilepsy / Jeffrey H. Goodman. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2003022445 |
| ISBN | 0306478609 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Laupus | Books - Stacks | WL 385 R294 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |