Astrocytes in Psychiatric Disorders pdf

Vladimir Parpura, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Neurobiology in the School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been selected as a fellow of the American Physiological Society.
Parpura earned his medical degree from the University of Zagreb in Croatia in 1989, and a doctorate in neuroscience and zoology from Iowa State University in 1993.
He joins eight other faculty at UAB .

Astrocytes in Psychiatric Disorders pdf by 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.