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BL
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969580
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b723950
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Astrocytes in brain aging and neurodegeneration /\ [edited by] Hyman M. Schipper.
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| Publication Statement
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Austin :: R.G. Landes,, ©1998.
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| Series Statement
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Neuroscience intelligence unit ;; 3
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1 online resource (256 pages, [1] pages of color plates) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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0585409889
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: 159734172X
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: 9780585409887
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: 9781597341721
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover: Astrocytes in Brain Aging and Neurodegeneration; Inside Cover; Copyright; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1 Astrocyte Ontogenesis and Classification; CHAPTER 2 Functions of Astrocytes; CHAPTER 3 Astrocyte Pathophysiology in Disorders of the Central Nervous System; CHAPTER 4 Glial Responses to Injury, Disease, and Aging; CHAPTER 5 Astrocyte Pathology in Alzheimer Disease; CHAPTER 6 Parkinson's Disease; CHAPTER 7 Astrocytes in Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Prion Diseases); CHAPTER 8 Astrocytes in Other Neurodegenerative Diseases.
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Table of Contents--Astrocyte ontogenesis and classification--Functions of astrocytes--Astrocyte pathophysiology in disorders of the central nervous system--Glial responses to injury, disease and aging--Astrocyte pathology in Alzheimer's disease--Parkinson's disease--Astrocytes in transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (prion diseases)--Astrocytes in other neurodegenerative diseases--The peroxidase-positive subcortical glial system--Astrocyte granulogenesis and the cellular stress response--Glial iron sequestration and neurodegeneration.
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Astrocytes.
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Nervous system-- Aging.
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Nervous system-- Degeneration.
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Astrocytes.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Diseases-- Nervous System (incl. Brain)
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MEDICAL-- Neurology.
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Nervous system-- Aging.
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Nervous system-- Degeneration.
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Astrocytes-- physiology.
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Neurodegenerative Diseases-- physiopathology.
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Aging-- physiology.
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Brain Diseases-- physiopathology.
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Brain-- physiology.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.8/047
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| LC Classification
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RC365.A88 1998eb
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| NLM classification
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WL 300A859 1998
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| Added Entry
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Schipper, Hyman M.,1954-
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