Frontiers in Brain Repair

In the rapidly-evolving landscape of neurosciences, it is no easy task to select a limited array of topics to present in a text such as this. The current volume takes as its purpose to provide a representative survey of the current science of brain repair for those seeking to establish a foundation...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Jandial, Rahul. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
Series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 671
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5819-8
Table of Contents:
  • In Vivo Imaging of Cellular Transplants
  • Culture and Manipulation of Neural Stem Cells
  • Animal Models of Neurological Disease
  • Stem Cell Transplantation Methods
  • Stem Cell Origin of Brain Tumors
  • The Tumor Microenvironment
  • Exploitation of Genetically Modified Neural Stem Cells for Neurological Disease
  • Biological Horizons for Targeting Brain Malignancy
  • Stem Cells in the Treatment of Stroke
  • Gene- and Cell-Based Approaches for Neurodegenerative Disease.