TY - GEN T1 - Neural transplantation : an introduction T2 - Cellular and molecular neuroscience series. A1 - Freed, William J. LA - English PP - Cambridge, Mass. PB - MIT Press YR - 2000 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm44954822 AB - Although there are many scientific and philosophical reasons to study the brain, for William J. Freed, "the most compelling reason to study the brain is to be able to repair the brains of individuals with nervous system injury or disease." Advances in repairing the nervous system, as well as new data on brain development, growth, and plasticity, have revolutionized the field of brain research and given rise to the technology of brain tissue transplantation. In this book Freed discusses both what may and what may not be possible. The book covers two aspects of neural tissue transplantation research. One involves the transplantation of particular cells to repair or augment specific neuronal systems. This technique could be useful for such conditions as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, chronic pain, and epilepsy. The other line of research concerns regeneration from injury, especially of the spinal cord. After providing basic background on transplantation, brain structure, and development, the book discusses Parkinson's disease, the use of transplants to influence localized brain functions, circuit reconstruction, and genetic engineering and other future technologies. OP - 561 NO - "A Bradford book." CN - RD124 .F74 2000eb SN - 0585202583 SN - 9780585202587 SN - 9780262273145 SN - 0262273144 SN - 0262513870 SN - 9780262513876 SN - 0262062089 SN - 9780262062084 KW - Nerve tissue : Transplantation : Technique. KW - Central nervous system : Transplantation. KW - Intracerebral transplantation. KW - Brain Tissue Transplantation KW - Tissu nerveux : Greffe : Technique. KW - Système nerveux central : Greffe. KW - Greffes intracérébrales. KW - Central nervous system : Transplantation KW - Intracerebral transplantation ER -