Crichton, Robert R. <br/><br/>
Metal-based neurodegeneration :  from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic strategies / 
Robert Crichton and Roberta Ward. 
 - Second edition. 
 - 1 online resource (469 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Brain function, physiology, and the blood-brain barrier -- Role of metal ions in brain function, metal transport, storage, and homeostasis -- Immune system and neuroinflammation -- Oxidative stress in neurodegenerative diseases -- Aging and mild cognitive impairment, MCI -- Parkinson's disease -- Alzheimer's disease -- Huntington's disease and polyglutamine expansion neurodegenerative diseases -- Friedreich's ataxia and diseases associated with expansion of non-coding triplets -- Creutzfeldt-Jakob and other prion diseases -- Amyotropic lateral sclerosis -- Alcoholic brain damage -- Other neurological diseases -- Therapeutic strategies to combat the onset and progression of neurological diseases. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Brain--Pathophysiology.<br/>Metals--Health aspects.<br/>Nervous system--Degeneration--Etiology.<br/>Oxidative stress.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC365  / .C75 2014eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.8/0471