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Author Costa, Andres.

Title Horizons in neuroscience research. Volume 3 / Andres Costa and Eugenio Villalba, Editors.

Imprint Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science ; Lancaster : Gazelle [distributor], ©2011.

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Description 1 online resource
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computer c rdamedia
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Series Neuroscience research progress series
Neuroscience research progress series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note Print version record.
Contents HORIZONS IN NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH. VOLUME 3; HORIZONS IN NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH. VOLUME 3; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1; Multiple Neuronal and Glial Mechanisms Can be Involved in the Response to the Activation of Nicotinic Receptors; A. Toledano1*, M.I. Alvarez1 and A. Toledano-Díaz2; Abstract; Introduction; 1. Diversity and Complexity of the Nicotinic Communication System; 1. 1. Diversity of Nicotinic Receptors in the CNS; 1. 2. Complex Regulation of the nAChRs; 1. 3. Complexity of the Nicotinergic System as a Neurotransmitter System; 2. Effects of Activating nAChRs.
2.1. Nicotine-Induced Dehydrogenase Activation2.2. Nicotine-Induced Increases in Nerve Growth Factor; 2.3. Nicotine -Induced Increase in Cyclooxygenase-2; 3. Conclusion; References; Chapter 2; Neuroplasticity Following Skill and Strength Training: Evidence from Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies; Alan J Pearce1 and Dawson J Kidgell2; Abstract; Introduction; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS); TMS Compared to Other Neuroimaging Techniques; Neural Adaptations Following Motor Skill Training; Short-Term Skill Task Studies; Long-Term Skill Training.
Neural Adaptations Following Short-Term Strength TrainingShort-Term Strength Training of Hand and Upper Limb Muscles; Strength-Training and the Cross-Transfer of Strength; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3; A Novel Target for the Treatment of Melanoma Metastasis to the Central Nervous System: Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3; Mustafa Aziz Hatiboglu1, Waldemar Priebe2 and Amy B. Heimberger1; Abstract; Introduction; Roles of STAT3 in Tumorigenesis; Stat3 Regulates Immunosuppression; Small Molecule Inhibitors of STAT3.
Combining Small Molecule Inhibitors of STAT3 with other Immune TherapeuticsConclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4; Sensory Contact Model: Protocol, Control, Applications; Natalia N. Kudryavtseva*; Abstract; Introduction; Sensory Contact Model; Description; Release and Maintenance of Aggressive and Submissive Behaviors in Male Mice under the Sensory Contact Model: Step-by-Step; Preliminary procedures; Testing procedures; Frequently asking questions; Criteria of Correct Application of the Sensory Contact Model; The Control; Basic Experimental Setups.
Potentials and Application of Sensory Contact ModelMethodical Capability; Prospects of Application; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5; The Neuropathology of the Occipital Cortex and its Significance in the Visual Problems of Patients with Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD); Richard A. Armstrong*; Abstract; Introduction; Prion Diseases; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD); Subtypes of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD); Visual Signs and Symptoms of CJD; Primary Ocular Function; Eye Movements; Visual Evoked Potentials.
Subject Neurosciences.
Nerve growth factor.
Nervous system -- Diseases.
Neurosciences
Nerve Growth Factor
Nervous System Diseases
Neurosciences.
Facteur de croissance des nerfs.
Système nerveux -- Maladies.
MEDICAL -- Neuroscience.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Neuropsychology.
Nerve growth factor
Nervous system -- Diseases
Neurosciences
Added Author Villalba, Eugenio.
Other Form: Print version: Costa, Andres. Horizons in neuroscience research. Volume 3. Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science ; Lancaster : Gazelle [distributor], 2010 9781617280276 (OCoLC)745533866
ISBN 9781617284373 (electronic bk.)
1617284378 (electronic bk.)
9781617280276
1617280275
Standard No. DEBBG BV043151083
DEBSZ 421426888

 
    
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