Amritpal Mudher / Tracey Newman (eds.)

Drosophila

A Toolbox for the Study of Neurodegenerative Disease: Vol 60
Herausgeber: Mudher, Amritpal; Newman, Tracey

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Drosophila gives an overview of the ways in which Drosophila is currently being used as a model organism to further our understanding of a spectrum of human neurological diseases. Each chapter is written by respected researchers and gives an excellent account of the subject that is suitable for postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 235
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 163mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780415411851
• ISBN-10: 0415411858
• Artikelnr.: 22959548

Autorenporträt

Amritpal Mudher and Tracey Newman

Inhaltsangabe

1. Modelling Neurodegenerative Diseases in Drosophila 2. Drosophila
Genetics for the Analysis of Neurobiological Disease 3. Using Drosophila
Models to Unravel Pathogenic Mechanisms That Underlie Neurodegeneration in
Tauopathies 4. Modelling Cell and Isoform Type Specificity of Tauopathies
in Drosophila 5. Using a Drosophila Model of Alzheimer's Disease 6. Amyloid
Peptides and Ion Channel Function in Drosophila Models of Alzheimer's
Disease 7. Genetic Models of Parkinson's Disease: Mechanisms and Therapies
8. Modeling Lyosomal Storage Disease in Drosophila 9. Drosophila
melanogaster in the Study of Epilepsy 10. Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
Genes in Drosophila: Dissecting Their Roles in Axonal Degeneration and
Intracellular Traffic 11. Triplet Repeat Diseases - Role of Fly Models in
Understanding Disease Mechanisms and Designing Possible Therapies