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Glutathione in the nervous system

Title
  1. Glutathione in the nervous system / edited by Christopher A. Shaw.
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  1. Washington, DC : Taylor & Francis, [1998], ©1998.

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Additional authors
  1. Shaw, Christopher A. (Christopher Ariel)
Description
  1. xiv, 389 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
  1. This new resource captures the excitement of a new field in neuroscience, describing the history and chemistry of glutathione in relation to antioxidant defenses and oxidative stress. This book provides an overview of the glutathione molecule and its various roles and makes far-reaching predictions about the potential role of glutathione in the nervous system.
Subject
  1. Glutathione > Physiological effect
  2. Glutathione > Pathophysiology
  3. Neurochemistry
  4. Glutathione > metabolism
  5. Nervous System > metabolism
Contents
  1. Pt. I. History, Evolution, and Localization of Glutathione in the Nervous System. 1. Multiple Roles of Glutathione in the Nervous System / Christopher A. Shaw. 2. The Discovery of the GSH Receptor in Hydra and Its Evolutionary Significance / Howard M. Lenhoff. 3. Carrier-Mediated GSH Transport at the Blood-Brain Barrier and Molecular Characterization of Novel Brain GSH Transporters / Ram Kannan, Jian-R. Yi and Berislav V. Zlokovic [et al.]. 4. Antibodies of Glutathione: Production, Characterization, and Immunocytochemical Application to the Central Nervous System / Ole P. Hjelle, E. Rinvik and D. Huster [et al.] -- Pt. 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 / Arthur J. L. Cooper. 6. Glutathione and the Regulation of Apoptosis in the Nervous System / Khalequz Zaman and Rajiv R. Ratan.
  2. 7. Possible Modulation by Glutathione of Glutamatergic Neurotransmission / Kiyokazu Ogita, Makoto Shuto and Hiroko Maeda [et al.]. 8. Glutathione and Glutathione Derivatives: Possible Modulators of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors / Reka Janaky, Vince Varga and Zsolt Jenei [et al.]. 9. Excitatory Actions of GSH on Neocortex / Bryce A. Pasqualotto, Kenneth Curry and Christopher A. Shaw. 10. Medicinal Chemistry of Glutathione and Glutathione Analogs in the Mammalian Central Nervous System / Kenneth Curry -- Pt. III. Glutathione and Neurological Disease. 11. Glutathione in Brain Aging and Neurodegenerative Disorders / Gianni Benzi and Antonio Moretti. 12. The Glutathione Redox State and Zinc Mobilization from Metallothionein and Other Proteins with Zinc-Sulfur Coordination Sites / Wolfgang Maret. 13. Glutathione Release and Nitrosoglutathione Presence in the CNS: Implications for Schizophrenia / Michel Cuenod and Kim Quang Do.
  3. 14. The Role of Altered Glutathione Status in the Development of Parkinson's Disease / J. Sian, M. Gerlach and P. Riederer. 15. Glutathione, Cysteine, and the Neuromelanin Pathway: Potential Roles in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease - a New Hypothesis / Glenn Dryhurst. 16. Free-Radical Toxicity in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Merit E. Cudkowicz, Robert H. Brown and Richard A. Smith. 17. Oxidative Stress and Neurological Diseases: Is Glutathione Depletion a Common Factor? / Jaswinder S. Bains and Christopher A. Shaw.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.