Autophagy of the nervous system : cellular self-digestion in neurons and neurological diseases /

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What is autophagy? Why would neurons digest parts of themselves through autophagy? How can autophagy save the lives of cells under some conditions, but act as an accomplice to cell death in others? By what mechanisms are autophagy-related processes dysregulated in neurological diseases, and are ther...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Yue, Zhenyu, Chu, Charleen T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : World Scientific, Ã2012.
Temas:
Autophagic vacuoles.
Cell death.
Neurons > physiology
Neurons > pathology
Neurodegenerative Diseases > pathology
Autophagy
Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Nervous System > pathology
Cellules > Mort.
Autophagie (Cytologie)
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Cell Biology.
Autophagic vacuoles
Cell death
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:What is autophagy? Why would neurons digest parts of themselves through autophagy? How can autophagy save the lives of cells under some conditions, but act as an accomplice to cell death in others? By what mechanisms are autophagy-related processes dysregulated in neurological diseases, and are there therapeutic strategies to correct or compensate for their dysfunction? This book provides an expert view of major concepts in autophagy research with a focus on autophagy in neurons.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789814350457
9814350451
1283850699
9781283850698

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