Glutathione in the nervous system. ([2017?])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Christopher A. Shaw.
• Other Names: Shaw, Christopher A (Christopher Ariel)
• Contents: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Contributing Authors -- Preface -- Part I: History, Evolution, and Localization of Glutathione in the Nervous System -- 1: Multiple Roles of Glutathione in the Nervous System -- 2: The Discovery of the GSH Receptor in Hydra and Its Evolutionary Significance -- 3: Carrier-Mediated GSH Transport at the Blood-Brain Barrier and Molecular Characterization of Novel Brain GSH Transporters -- 4: Antibodies to Glutathione: Production, Characterization, and Immunocytochemical Application to the Central Nervous System -- Part II: Multiple Roles of Glutathione in Neural Function -- 5: Role of Astrocytes in Maintaining Cerebral Glutathione Homeostasis and in Protecting the Brain Against Xenobiotics and Oxidative Stress -- 6: Glutathione and the Regulation of Apoptosis in the Nervous System -- 7: Possible Modulation by Glutathione of Glutamatergic Neurotransmission -- 8: Glutathione and Glutathione Derivatives: Possible Modulators of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors -- 9: Excitatory Actions of GSH on Neocortex -- 10: Medicinal Chemistry of Glutathione and Glutathione Analogs in the Mammalian Central Nervous System -- Part III: Glutathione and Neurological Disease -- 11: Glutathione in Brain Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders -- 12: The Glutathione Redox State and Zinc Mobilization from Metallothionein and Other Proteins with Zinc-Sulfur Coordination Sites -- 13: Glutathione Release and Nitrosoglutathione Presence in the CNS: Implications for Schizophrenia -- 14: The Role of Altered Glutathione Status in the Development of Parkinson's Disease -- 15: Glutathione, Cysteine, and the Neuromelanin Pathway: Potential Roles in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease-a New Hypothesis -- 16: Free-Radical Toxicity in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 17: Oxidative Stress and Neurological Diseases: Is Glutathione Depletion a Common Factor? -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Abingdon : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 612.8042; Neurochemistry; Glutathione -- Physiological effect; Glutathione -- Pathophysiology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351444613; 1351444611
• Related ISBNs: 9781560326434; 1560326433
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.