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Brain Aging and Therapeutic Interventions

The proposed book will be a multi-author review book comprised of relevant chapters written in the form of critical reviews by the leading researchers in their respective fields. The format of the articles will be in semi-academic style in which research data from various experimental systems will b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Thakur, Mahendra K. (Editor ), Rattan, Suresh I.S (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Editorial
  • Contributors
  • 1 Brain aging: a critical reappraisal
  • 2 Base excision DNA repair: the house keeping guardian for genomic stability in the brain
  • 3 Role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor as a modulator of synaptic plasticity
  • 4 Mitochondrial dysfunction in sporadic Alzheimer's disease: mechanisms, consequences and interventions
  • 5 Brain Aging: Influence of early-life events on late-life brain disorders
  • 6 The importance of the environment in brain aging: Be happy, live longer
  • 7 Consequences of altered mortalin expression in control of cell proliferation and brain function
  • 8 Age induced alterations in biological clock : Therapeutic effects of melatonin changes in regulation of biological clock
  • 9 Neurolipofuscin in aging and aluminum-induced aging: Possible therapeutic interventions
  • 10 Dietary restriction as a potential intervention to retard age-associated impairment of brain functions
  • 11 Understanding mechanism of action of herbal drugs in age-related degenerative brain disorders
  • 12 Neurodegeneration in hypoxia: implications in aging
  • 13 Stress and memory; from mechanisms to long-lasting consequences
  • 14 Estrogen mediated neuroprotection: Hope to combat neuronal degeneration and synaptic plasticity post-menopause
  • 15 Potential therapeutic targets for memory impairments and dementia: Clues obtained from memory-enhanced mice
  • 16 Potential beneficial effects of a diet with walnuts in aging and Alzheimer's disease
  • 17 Smart dietary interventions and prevention of cognitive decline with aging
  • 18 Herbal cognitive enhancers: New developments and challenges for therapeutic applications
  • Index.