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Functional Neural Transplantation III
Primary and Stem Cell Therapies for Brain Repair, Part I

Stephen B. Dunnett (Volume editor), Anders Bjorklund (Volume editor)

9780444595751, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 11 December 2012

448 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.8 cm, 1.08 kg

This issue of Progress in Brain Research is split over 2 volumes, bringing together cutting-edge research on functional neural transplantation. The 2 volumes review current knowledge and understanding, provide a starting point for researchers and practitioners entering the field, and build a platform for further research and discovery.

  1. Preface
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    Stephen Dunnett and Anders Björklund

  2. Transplantation in the Future

    3. Fred H. Gage

  3. Ethical Challenges for Using Human Cells in Clinical Cell Therapy

    4. Göran Hermerén

  4. Banking Stem Cells for Research and Clinical Applications

    5. Glyn Stacey

  5. Survival, Differentiation and Connectivity of Ventral Mesencephalic Dopamine Neurons following Transplantation

    6. Lachlan Thompson and Anders Björklund

  6. Electrophysiological Investigations of Synaptic Connectivity between Host and Graft Neurons

    7. Jan Tønnesen and Merab Kokaia

  7. Nigral Grafts in Animal Models of Parkinson’s Disease. Is Recovery beyond Motor Function Possible?

    8. Mariah J. Lelos, Eilís Dowd and Stephen B. Dunnett

  8. L-DOPA- and Graft-Induced Dyskinesia following Transplantation

    9. Emma L. Lane and Christian Winkler

  9. Current Status of Clinical Trials of Neural Transplantation in Parkinson’s Disease

    10. Jonathan R Evans, Sarah L Mason and Roger A Barker

  10. In vivo Imaging of the Integration and Function of Nigral Grafts in Clinical Trials

    11. Marios Politis and Paola Piccini

  11. Neuropathology in Transplants in Parkinson’s Disease: Implications for Disease Pathogenesis and the Future of Cell Therapy

    12. Patrik Brundin and Jeffrey H. Kordower

  12. Derivation of Dopaminergic Neurons from Pluripotent Stem Cells

    13. Lorenz Studer

  13. Characterization and Criteria of Embryonic Stem and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for a Dopamine Replacement Therapy

    14. Oliver Cooper, Malin Parmar and Ole Isacson

  14. Skilled Motor Control for the Preclinical Assessment of Functional Deficits and Recovery following Nigral and Striatal Cell Transplantation

    15. Alexander Klein and Ian Q. Whishaw

  15. Role of Experience, Training and Plasticity in the Functional Efficacy of Striatal Transplants

    16. Máté D. Döbrössy and Guido Nikkhah

  16. In vivo Imaging of Integration and Function of Striatal Grafts in Rodent and Non-Human Primate Animal Models

    17. Philippe Hantraye and Romina Aron Badin

  17. Clinical Trials of Neural Transplantation in Huntington’s Disease

    18. Anne E. Rosser and Anne-Catherine Bachoud-Lévi

  18. Derivation of Striatal Neurons from Human Stem Cells Pedro Viegas, Camille Nicoleau and Anselme L. Perrier

Subject Areas: Neurosciences [PSAN], Transplant surgery [MNQ], Neurosurgery [MNN], Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN], Medical research [MBGR], Child & developmental psychology [JMC]
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