Author : Antal Nogradi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387326332
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (873 download)
Book Synopsis Transplantation of Neural Tissue into the Spinal Cord by : Antal Nogradi
Download or read book Transplantation of Neural Tissue into the Spinal Cord written by Antal Nogradi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-06-30 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book gives an account of results obtained from experiments where grafts of neuronal, glial and other tissues as well as artificial materials were placed into the spinal cord. It attempts to evaluate the contributions made by these studies to our understanding of basic neurobiologies questions. These include factors that regulate neuronal growth during development as well as regenera tion following injury to the nervous system. The model of neural transplanta tion is also useful for the study of cell-to-cell interactions, and this applies to interactions between glial cells and neurones, between various populations of neuronal cells and finally between axons and skeletal muscle fibres. The mecha nisms involved in the establishment of specific synaptic connections between neurones can also be investigated in this experimental paradigm. Important in formation regarding this issue was also obtained on systems other than the spinal cord, i. e. the cerebellum, hippocampus and striatum. Although such in formation of precise connections between the host and the grafted embryonic tissue is still lacking in the spinal cord, there is much information on the re sponse of the host nervous system to the grafted embryonic tissue, and that of the graft to its new host environment. It appears that embryonic grafts are able to induce repair processes follow ing injury to the nervous system.