Metallochemistry of neurodegeneration
Subtitle: biological, chemical, and genetic aspects
By: Henryk Kozłowski, David R. Brown, Gianni Valensin
Contributors: Brown, David R. (David Ronald), 1964-; Valensin, Gianni, 1946-
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9781847555311
Subjects: Metallurgic Chemistry; Nervous system; Degeneration
Other titles: RSC ebook collection.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Blood-brain barrier and roots of entry of metal ions into the brain : metal ion transport and distribution in the brain; title: Metal ion-induced redox reactions, oxidative stress and possible impact on neurodegeneration; title: Copper metabolism in the brain; title: Lithium, a neuroprotective element; title: Neurotoxicity of aluminium; title: Manganese in the brain functioning; title: Alzheimer's disease : which metal now?; title: Prion diseases and redox active metals; title: Are metals involved in Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase-related familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; title: Parkinson's disease : any role for metals; title: Chelating agents in metal neurotoxicity; title: Metal complexes in the brain : imaging and diagnosis.