Role of the Choroid Plexus in Health and Disease (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Praetorius, Jeppe; Damkier, Helle; Blazer-Yost, Bonnie

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Broadens understanding of the clinical importance of the choroid plexus as the main source of cerebrospinal fluid

gives insights into Drug-development strategies targeting the blood cerebrospinal fluid barrier using the choroid plexus epithelial cells

Emphazises the coorrelation between production and composition of CSF and the maintance of normal brain function

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 287
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. April 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781071605363
• Artikelnr.: 59250618

Autorenporträt

Jeppe Praetorius Department of Biomedicine Aarhus University Aarhus Denmark Bonnie Blazer-Yost Department of Biology Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis Indiana USA Helle Damkier Department of Biomedicine Aarhus University Aarhus Denmark

Inhaltsangabe

Structure of the Mammalian Choroid Plexus.- Blending Established and New Perspectives on Choroid Plexus-CSF Dynamics.- A Frog Model for CSF Secretion.- Cotransport of Water in the Choroid Plexus Epithelium: From Amphibians to Mammals.- The Significance of the Choroid Plexus for Cerebral Iron Homeostasis.- Acid/Base Transporters in CSF Secretion and pH Regulation.- TRPV4, a Regulatory Channel in the Production of Cerebrospinal Fluid by the Choroid Plexus.- Neuroprotective Mechanisms at the Blood-CSF Barrier of the Developing and Adult Brain.- Roles of the Choroid Plexus in Aging.- Choroid Plexus Tumors.- Roles of the Choroid Plexus in CNS Infections.- Hydrocephalus.