Animal and Translational Models for CNS Drug Discovery: Neuro... - 9780123738554

Animal and Translational Models for CNS Drug Discovery: Neurological DisordersAuthor(s): Robert A. McArthur, Franco Borsini\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, United States\nImprint: Academic Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780123738554, 978-0123738554\nSynopsis\nNeurological Disorders is written for researchers in both academia and the pharmaceutical industry who use animal models in research and development of drugs for neurological disorders such as neurofibromatosis, Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons disease, Huntington disease, ALS, and the epilepsies. Neurological Disorders has introductory chapters expressing the view of the role and relevance of animal models for drug discovery and development for the treatment of psychiatric disorders from the perspective of (a) academic basic neuroscientific research, (b) applied pharmaceutical drug discovery and development, and (c) issues of clinical trial design and regulatory agencies limitations. Each volume examines t.