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Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology: Neural Protein Metabolism and Function Lajtha 3rd ed. 2007 edition

Description for Sales People: Title is also available as part of a set: Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology (978-0-387-35443-9) Table of Contents: Preface -- Contributors -- 1. Regulation of Protein Metabolism / M. Salinas, J. Burda -- 2. Cell Adhesion Molecules of the Immunoglobulin Superfamily in the Nervous System / P. S. Walmod, M. V. Pedersen, V. Berezin, E. Bock -- 3. Neurosecretory Protein Trafficking and Dense-Core Granule Biogenesis in Neuroendocrine Cells / T. Kim, M. Gondre-Lewis, I. Arnaoutova, N. Cawley, Y. Peng Loh -- 4. Protein Synthesis at Synaptic Sites on Dendrites / O. Steward -- 5. Emerging Functions of the Ca2+ Buffers Parvalbumin, Calbindin D-28k and Calretinin in the Brain / B. Schwaller -- 6. Actin, Actin-binding Proteins and Myosins in Nervous System / R. Ishikawa -- 7. Transglutaminase / A. J. L. Cooper, S.-Y. Kim -- 8. Protein Alterations in Mental Retardation / M. A. Junaid, W. T. Brown -- 9. Protein Sulfation / S. Hemmerich -- 10. Protein Folding / A. Szilagyi, J. Kardos, S. Osvath, L. Barna, P. Zavodszky -- 11. Neurodegenerative Dementias Involving Aberrant Protein Aggregation / T. Kudo, M. Takeda -- 12. Polyglutamine Diseases / H. Okazawa -- 13. The Proteasome, Protein Aggregation, and Neurodegeneration / S. Wilk -- 14. Serine Proteases / J. Toth, P. Medveczky, L. Szilagyi, L. Graf -- 15. Calpain as a Target for Prevention of Neuronal Death in Injuries and Diseases of the Central Nervous System / S. K. Ray, M. K. Guyton, E. A. Sribnick, N. L. Banik -- 16. Secretase Processing of Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) and Neurodegeneration / N. Marks, M. J. Berg -- 17. The Biology of Caspases in Central Nervous System Trauma / M. L. McEwen, J. E. Springer -- 18. Microglial Proteases / H. Nakanishi -- 19. MMPs and Other Matrix-Degrading Metalloproteinases in Neurological Disease / P. E. Gottschall, K. Conant -- 20. Protease Inhibitors and their Involvement in Neurological Disorders / B. Tizon, E. Levy -- 21. Neuropeptidases / K.-S. Hui -- 22. Ubiquitination and Proteasomal Protein Degradation in Neurons / L. Klimaschewski -- 23. Protease Activity in the Aging Brain / D. A. Gray -- 24. From Concept to Potential Therapeutics: Neuroprotective Peptides / I. Gozes, J. Tiong -- Index. Marc Notes: Previous ed. published as: Metabolism in the nervous system. 1983.; Includes bibliographical references and index.