Selective Neurotoxicity [Paperback]

Following the overwhelmingly successful response to the first printing in hardcover, the hottest topics in Selective Neurotoxicity are now available in this special softcover edition .
Researchers are provided with well-grounded information on the cellular and subcellular targets of neurotoxins and their mode of action at the level of ion-channels, receptors and neurotransmitters. The use of bacterial toxins as a tool in neuroscientific research is an important aspect in this context. The chapters that interest clinicians as well deal with protective barriers in the peripheral and central nervous system and metabolic disorders that cause neurotoxins to be built up in the human body. The induction of tumors by neuroptropic carcinogens is included.Following the overwhelmingly successful response to the first printing in hardcover, the hottest topics in Selective Neurotoxicity are now available in this special softcover edition .
Researchers are provided with well-grounded information on the cellular and subcellular targets of neurotoxins and their mode of action at the level of ion-channels, receptors and neurotransmitters. The use of bacterial toxins as a tool in neuroscientific research is an important aspect in this context. The chapters that interest clinicians as well deal with protective barriers in the peripheral and central nervous system and metabolic disorders that cause neurotoxins to be built up in the human body. The induction of tumors by neuroptropic carcinogens is included.Cellular and Subcellular Targets of Neurotoxins: The Concept of Selective Vulnerability.- Protective Barriers in the Peripheral Nervous System to Neurotoxic Agents.- Protective Barriers in the Nervous System Against Neurotoxic Agents: The Blood-Brain Barrier.- Kinetic and Metabolic Disorders of Axoplasmic Transport Induced by Neurotoxic Agents.- Metabolic Disorders as Consequences of Drug-Inl³x