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1、ChristianAlzheimerMolecularandCellularBiologyofNeuroprotectionintheCNSMolecularandCellularBiologyofNeuroprotectionintheCNSMolecularandCellularBiologyofNeuroprotectionintheCNSEditedbyChristianAlzheimerInstituteofPhysiologyUniversityofKielKiel,GermanyKluwerAcademic/PlenumPu
2、blishersNewYork,Boston,Dordrecht,London,MoscowLibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataCIPappliedforbutnotreceivedattimeofpublication.MolecularandCellularBiologyofNeuroprotectionintheCNSEditedbyChristianAlzheimerISBN0-306-47414-XAEMBvolumenumber:513©2002KluwerAcademi
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5、sher.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.PREFACETheadultmammalianbrainisnotwellequippedforself-repair.Althoughneuronallossreinstallspartsofthemolecularmachinerythatisessentialforneuronaldevelopment,otherfactorsandprocessesactivelyimpederegenerationofthedamagedbrain.Manyther
6、apeuticeffortsthusaimtopromoteorinhibittheseendogenouspathways.Inaddition,moreradicalapproachesappearonthehorizon,suchasreplacementoflostneuronswithgraftedtissue.Neurorepair,however,isnotthetopicofthisbook.Here,wegoonestepbackinthesequenceofeventsthatleadeventuallytothede
7、miseofaneuronalpopulation.Thisbookfocusesonthepreciousperiodwhenaninitialdamagingeventevolvesintoavastlossofneurons.Thetimeframemightbehourstodaysinacutebraininjuryormonthstoyearsinchronicneurodegenerativediseases.Giventhelimitedcapacityofregeneration,protectingneuronstha
8、tareonthebrinkofdeathisamajorchallengeforbasicandclinicalneuroscience,withimplicationsforabroads