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Main description:
In this volume are contributions based on a meeting arranged by the WHO and the Fondation IPSEN. The scientists focus on neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's Disease, Chromosome 17-Linked Dementia, Parkinson's Disease and disorders with tauopathies.
Contents:
The Role of alpha-Synuclein in Parkinsons Disease: A Biophysical Analogy to Abeta and Alzheimers Disease.-Purification of Lewy Bodies and Identification of alpha-Synuclein as a Major Component of Lewy Bodies.-Mutational Analysis of Tau in Chromosome 17-Linked Dementia.-Missense and Splice Site Mutations in Tau Associated with FTDP-17: Multiple Pathogenic Mechanisms.-Tau Mutations: Genetics and Pathogenetic Mechanisms.-Tauopathies and alpha -Synucleinopathies.-Distinct Tau Gene Mutations Induce Specific Dysfunctions/Toxic Properties in Tau Proteins Associated with Specific FTDP-17 Phenotypes.-Neurodegenerative Disorders with Tauopathies: Mad Tau Diseases?.-Tau Protein: Role in Intracellular Traffic and Development of Cell Polarity.-Subject Index
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Publication date: December, 2010
Pages: 152
Weight: 274g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Biochemistry, Neurology, Neuroscience, Neurosurgery
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