Mechanisms and Metal Involvement in Neurodegenerative Disease... - 9781849735889

Name: Mechanisms and Metal Involvement in Neurodegenerative Disease... - 9781849735889
Brand: Royal Society of Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry

Mechanisms and Metal Involvement in Neurodegenerative DiseasesAuthor(s): Roberta J Ward, Robert Crichton, David Dexter\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom\nImprint: Royal Society of Chemistry\nISBN-13: 9781849735889, 978-1849735889\nSynopsis\nDementia and neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinsons and Alzheimers are becoming an increasingly important cause of medical and social concern due to the growth in the ageing population. Mechanisms and Metal Involvement in Neurodegenerative Diseases delivers in one volume a streamlined source of information on each of the main neurodegenerative diseases including mild cognitive impairment, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Freiderich's ataxia, prion disease, multiple sclerosis and alcoholic brain damage.\n\nEach chapter is structured to give the definition of disease, proteins involved with structure of normal protein and abnormal proteins, pathology associated with the abnormal proteins, oxidative stress and i.