Commentary on review by D. M. Gash, T. J. Collier and J. R. Sladek the application of neural transplantation to degenerative diseases of the human nervous system
| Autor: | David M. A. Mann |
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| Rok vydání: | 1985 |
| Předmět: |
Nervous system
Aging business.industry General Neuroscience Neural transplantation Disease medicine.disease Transplantation Degenerative disease medicine.anatomical_structure Nerve cells medicine Neurology (clinical) Geriatrics and Gerontology Alzheimer's disease Experimental surgery business Neuroscience Developmental Biology |
| Zdroj: | Neurobiology of Aging. 6:160-162 |
| ISSN: | 0197-4580 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0197-4580(85)90037-5 |
| Popis: | The limitations of the application of neural transplantation as a therapeutic measure in degenerative diseases of the human nervous system, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease are discussed. It is concluded that the potential usefulness of such a technique in these conditions is limited and that the key to their treatment is one of prevention. This can only come through a better understanding of those factors and mechanisms that lead to the loss of nerve cells (and hence their need for replacement) in the first instance. |
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