The neurobiology of disease : contributions from neuroscience to clinical neurology /
edited by H. Bostock, P.A. Kirkwood, and A.H. Pullen.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
- xix, 443 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I. Physiology and Pathophysiology of Nerve Fibres: 1. Ion channels in normal and pathophysiological mammalian peripheral myelinated nerve J. M. Ritchie 2. Molecular anatomy of the node of Ranvier: newer concepts S. G. Waxman 3. Delayed rectifier type K+ currents in rabbit and rat axoms and Schwann cells M. Baker 4. Axonal signals for potassium channel expression in Schwann cells T. Konishi 5. Ion channels in human axons G. Reid 6. An in vitro model of diabetic neuropathy: electrophysiological studies P. Grafe 7. .Autoimmunity at the neuromuscular junction J. Newsom-Davis 8. The immunopathology and pathophysiology of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis M. P. Pender 9. The pathophysiology of human demyelinating neuropathies T. E. Feasby 10. Conduction properties of central demyelinated axons: the generation of symptoms in demyelinating disease K. J. Smith 11. The mechanisms of relapse and remission in multiple sclerosis W. I. McDonald 12. Glial transplantation in the treatment of myelin loss or deficiency J. Rosenbluth
Part II. Pain: 13. Human nociceptors in health and disease J. Ochoa 14. The sensory consequences of inflammation A. Iggo 15. Non-voluntary motor unit activity and myofascial pain syndromes R. H. Westgaard 16. Is there a mechanism for the spinal cord to remember pain? W. D. Willis Jnr 17. The neurophysiological basis of pain relief by acupuncture E. Shen
Part III. Control of Central Nervous System Output: 18. Synaptic transduction in neocortical neurones W. E. Crill 19. Cortical circuits, synchronization and seizures J. G. R. Jefferys 20. Physiologically induced changes of brain temperature and their effect on extracellular field potentials P. Anderson, E. Moser, and V. Jensen 21. Fusimotor patterns of respiratory muscles A. Taylor, and R. Durbarba 22. Cerebral accompaniments and functional significance of the long-latency stretch reflexes in human forearm muscles M. Aminoff, and S. Goodin 23. The cerebellum and proprioceptive control of movement A. Prochazka et al 24. Roles of the lateral nodulus and uvula of the cerebellum in cardiovascular control N. Nishimaru 25. Central actions of curare and gallamine: implications for reticular reflex myoclonus W. Burke 26. The pathophysiology of upper motoneurone disorders H-J. Freund 27. Modulation of hypoglossal motoneurones by thyrotropin releasing hormone and serotonin A. J. Berger et al 28. Serotonin and central respiratory disorders in the newborn G. Hilaire, D. Morin et al 29. Are medullary respiratory neurones multipurpose neurones? L. Gre;lot et al 30. Reflex control of expiratory motor output in dogs J. R. Romaniuk et al 31. Abnormal thoracoabdominal movements in patients with chornic lung disease M. Goldman 32. Respiratory rhythm and apnoeas in the newborn B. Duron 33. Cardiorespiratory interactions during apnoea C. P. Seers 34. Impairment of respiratory control in neurological disease R. S. Howard 35. The respiratory muscles in neurological disease G. H. Mills, and M. Green
Part IV. Development, Survival, Regeneration and Death: 36. Axonal growth and plasticity in the adult nervous system J. Diamond, and A. Gloster 37. Target dependence of motoneurones I. P. Johnson 38. Rescue of neurones cross-regenerated into foreign targets J. B. Munson, and H. Nishimura 39. Development and repair of neonatal mammalian spinal cord in culture J. G. Nicholls, and Z. Varga 40. Selective neuronal vulnerability in motor neurone diseases with reference to sparing of Onuf's nucleus A. H. Pullen 41. Excitotoxicity in motor neurone diseases C. Krieger.
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Nervous system--Diseases. Neurophysiology. Nervous System--physiology. Nervous System Diseases--physiopathology.