Neural Transplantation in Neurodegenerative Disease
Current Status and New Directions
Jamie A Goode editor Derek J Chadwick editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
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The field of neural transplantation is at a crucial stage in its development, with results of important clinical trials on transplantation in patients with Parkinson's disease expected soon and novel, alternative approaches to fetal transplantation being actively investigated. This timely book brings together leading neuroscientists, clinicians, and cell and developmenta; biologists to discuss the use of neural transplants in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury. There is also extensive coverage of the potential alternatives to freshly derived fetal tissue as the source of transplants, such as xenografts, encapsulated cells and immortalized stem cells. With authoritative contributions and lively discussion sections, this book draws together much new and exciting work in this field, and identifies promising new research directions.
"...well written with clear illustrations in many cases and extensively referenced..." (British Journal of Neurosurgery, Vol.16, No.6, 2002)
ISBN: 9780471492467
Dimensions: 237mm x 159mm x 21mm
Weight: 624g
336 pages