Brain development : normal processes and the effects of alcohol and nicotine / edited by Michael W. Miller.

Other author Miller, Michael W.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Descriptionxv, 404 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects

Contents Models of neurotoxicity provide unique insight into normal development / Michael W. Miller -- Cell proliferation / Bernhard Suter, Pradeep G. Bhide -- Neuronal migration / Huaiyu Hu -- Neuronal differentiation: from axons to synapses / C. David Mintz ... [et al.] -- Cell death / Stevens K. Rehen, Jerold J.M. Chun -- Intracellular pathways of neuronal death / Sandra M. Mooney, George I. Henderson -- Developmental disorders and evolutionary expectations: mechanisms of resilience / Barbara L. Finlay, Jeremy C. Yost, Desmond T. Cheung -- Prenatal alcohol exposure and human development / Claire D. Coles -- Influence of alcohol on the structure of the developing human brain / Susanna L. Fryer ... [et al.] -- Prenatal ethanol exposure and fetal programming: implications for endocrine and immune development and long-term health / Joanna H. Sliwowska, Xingqi Zhang, Joanne Weinberg --
Contents Early exposure to ethanol affects the proliferation of neuronal precursors / Michael W. Miller -- Effects of ethanol on the regulation of cell cycle in neural stem cells / W. Michael Zawada, Mita Das -- Mechanisms of ethanol-induced alterations in neuronal migration / Julie A. Siegenthaler, Michael W. Miller -- Effects of ethanol on mechanisms regulating neuronal process outgrowth / Tara A. Lindsley -- Neuronal survival is compromised by ethanol: extracellular mediators / Michael W. Miller, Marla B. Bruns, Paula L. Hoffman -- Intracellular events in ethanol-induced neuronal death / Sandra M. Mooney, Michael W. Miller, George I. Henderson -- Neural crest and developmental exposure to ethanol / Susan M. Smith, Katherine A. Debelak-Kragtorp --
Contents Glial targets of developmental exposure to ethanol / Consuelo Guerri, Gemma Rubert, Maria Pasqual -- Tobacco use during pregnancy: epidemiology and effects on offspring / Jennifer A. Willford, Nancy L. Day, Marie D. Cornelius -- Prenatal nicotine exposure and animal behavior / Brenda M. Elliott, Neil E. Grunberg -- Neuronal receptors for nicotine: functional diversity and developmental changes / Huibert D. Mansvelder, Lorna W. Role -- Neural precursors as preferential targets for drug abuse: long term consequences and latent susceptibility to central nervous system disorders / Kurt F. Hauser ... [et al.] -- Nicotinic receptor regulation of developing catecholamine systems / Frances M. Leslie ... [et al.].
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005012854
ISBN0195183134 (alk. paper) :
ISBN9780195183139

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Laupus Books - Stacks WL 300 B8125 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold