Understanding Glial Cells

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• I. Morphology And Ontogeny.
• 1. Characterization of the glial cells in the teleost visual pathway.
• 2. The macroglia of teleosts: characterization, distribution and development.
• 3. Organization and function of astrocytes in the human retina.
• 4. Astroglial architecture of the human optic nerve: functional role of astrocytes.
• 5. Glial cells ontogeny in the telencephalon and mesencephalon of the lizard Gallotia galloti.
• 6. Role of thyroid hormone on the oligodendrocyte type 2-astrocyte lineage.
• II. Molecular And Biochemical Properties.
• 7. Characterization of rat neural stem cells from embryonic striatum and mesencephalon during in vitro differentiation.
• 8. Expression of neurotrophins and their receptors within glial cells of retina and optic nerve.
• 9. Expression and function of neurotransmitter receptors in glial cells of the central nervous system.
• 10. Role of astroglia in the neural effects of sex hormones and neuroactive steroids.
• 11. Cytokines and astroglial cells: functions and mechanisms of action.
• 12. The critical factor for L-DOPA toxicity on dopamine neurons is glia.
• III. Involvement In Damage And Regeneration.
• 13. Ethanol exposure during brain development alters astrogliogenesis and astrocyte functions.
• 14. Neuron-glia ensembles and mammalian CNS lesion repair.
• 15. Glial response to excitotoxic injury in the immature brain.
• 16. Effects of contralateral lesions and aging on the neuronal and glial population of the cerebral cortex of the rat.
• 17. The role of Schwann cell in nerve regeneration.
• IV. Glia In Pathology.
• 18. Glial abnormalities in genetically determined disorders of myelin.
• 19. Glial changes in aging and Alzheimer’s disease.
• 20. Adhesion molecules, angiogenesis and malignant gliomas: implications for tumorigenesis.