Astrocytes in Psychiatric Disorders PDF

Vladimir Parpura, Ph.D., Professor in der Abteilung für Neurobiologie an der School of Medicine der University of Alabama in Birmingham, wurde als Fellow der American Physiological Society ausgewählt.
Parpura erwarb 1989 seinen Abschluss in Medizin an der Universität Zagreb in Kroatien und promovierte 1993 in Neurowissenschaften und Zoologie an der Iowa State University.
Er schließt sich acht anderen Fakultäten an der UAB an.

Astrocytes in Psychiatric Disorders pdf von Vladimir Parpura

This contributed volume discusses the multiple roles of astrocytes, which determine the progression and outcome of neuropsychiatric diseases. This emerging area of study examines the ways in which astrocytes are involved in various aspects of disease initiation, progression and resolution. This monograph aims to integrate the body of information that has accumulated in recent years revealing the active role of astrocytes in neuropsychiatric pathology and in psychiatric disorders.  Understanding roles of astrocytes in pathology will provide new targets for medical intervention and aid the development of much needed therapeutics. This book will be valuable for researchers and workers in the fields of neurobiology, neurology, and psychiatry, as well as fill the need for a textbook used in advanced courses/graduate seminars in glial pathophysiology.