Growth Factors & Epilepsy (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)

The discovery that a variety of growth factors modulate excitability in the adult brain, and that the expression of growth factors and their receptors are often modulated by seizure activity, has opened an exciting new chapter in epilepsy research. Recent findings shed new light on these and other ways growth factor neurobiology impacts epilepsy research, including the role of growth factors in seizure-induced neurogenesis, kindling, and morphological changes that contribute to the epileptic phenotype. In addition to neurotrophins such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and the p75 and trk receptors for neurotrophins, recent studies also implicate vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in seizure-induced structural and functional changes. The current volume highlights seminal contributions to this field by renowned scientists in both the growth factor and epilepsy research fields.

General

Imprint:	nova science publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2005
First published:	September 2005
Editors:	Devin K. Binder
Authors:	Helen E. Scharfman
Dimensions:	180 x 260 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	237
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-59454-421-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology
LSN:	1-59454-421-2
Barcode:	9781594544217

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