Axon Groth and Regeneration Part 1 [Hardcover]

Published since 1959, International Review of Neurobiology is a well-known series appealing to neuroscientists, clinicians, psychologists, physiologists, and pharmacologists. Led by an internationally renowned editorial board, this important serial publishes both eclectic volumes made up of timely reviews and thematic volumes that focus on recent progress in a specific area of neurobiology research. This volume reviews existing theories and current research surrounding Axon Growth and Regeneration.

• Leading authors review state-of-the-art in their field of investigation and provide their views and perspectives for future research
• Chapters are extensively referenced to provide readers with a comprehensive list of resources on the topics covered
• All chapters include comprehensive background information and are written in a clear form that is also accessible to the non-specialist

1. PTEN/mTOR

Kevin K. Park

2. Neurotrophins

Alan R. Harvey

3. Signaling endosomes

Michal Steketee and Jeffrey L. Goldberg

4. Integrins

James W. Fawcett

5. Gatekeeper between quiescence and differentiation: p53 in axonal outgrowth and neurogenesis

Simone di Giovanni

6. Chromatin remodeling

Ephraim F. Trakhtenberg

7. Molecular Control of Axon Growth: Insights from Comparative Gene Profiling and High Throughput Screening

Murray G. Blackmore

8. Electrical activity

Takeshi Morimoto

9. Combinatorial therapy stimulates longlÃ&