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The Functional Roles of Glial Cells in Health and Disease - Dialogue between Glia and Neurons (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)
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The Functional Roles of Glial Cells in Health and Disease - Dialogue between Glia and Neurons (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 468
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This book, which takes as its focus the biology and pathology of
glial cells, pays special attention to the issues concerning the
cellular and molecular interactions occurring between glia and
neurons. Research over the last 30 years has shown that, contrary
to previously held conceptions of the role of glial cells as being
of secondary importance to that of neurons, they are major
constituents of the nervous system, playing a pivotal role during
development and adulthood. Moreover, recent evidence suggests that
glial cells are involved in a number of disease states, some of
which are still incurable, such as Alzheimer's disease, multiple
sclerosis and other central and peripheral neuropathies. It is also
well known that Schwann cells, the major glial cells of the
peripheral nervous system, are unique in their ability to sustain
and promote regeneration not only of peripheral but also of central
neurons after traumatic injury. Thus the relatively new idea of
repairing CNS damage through the transplantation of glial cells is
an approach with great clinical potential. Bringing together
contributions from expert researchers in the field, this is an
informative and forward thinking approach to a continuously
expanding field.
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