Microglia in Health and Disease (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)

These past few years have witnessed a revolution in our understanding of microglia, especially since their roles in the healthy central nervous system (CNS) have started to unravel. These cells were shown to actively maintain health, in concert with neurons and other types of CNS cells, providing further insight into their involvement with diseases. Edited by two pioneers in the field, Marie-Eve Tremblay and Amanda Sierra, Microglia in health and disease aims to share with the broader scientific community some of the recent discoveries in microglia research, from a broad perspective, with a collection of 19 chapters from 52 specialists working in 11 countries across 5 continents. To set microglia on the stage, the book begins by explaining briefly who they are, what they do in the healthy and diseased CNS, and how they can be studied. The first section describes in more details their physiological roles in the maturation, function, and plasticity of the CNS, across development, adolescence, adulthood, neuropathic pain, addiction, and aging. The second section focuses on their implication in pathological conditions impairing the quality of life: neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders, AIDS, and multiple sclerosis; and in leading causes of death: ischemia and stroke, neurodegenerative diseases, as well as trauma and injury.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	2014
Editors:	Marie-Eve Tremblay • Amanda Sierra
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	486
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
ISBN-13:	978-1-4939-4617-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Neurosciences Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Immunology > General
LSN:	1-4939-4617-X
Barcode:	9781493946174

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