Neurotrophic Factors (eBook)

The Neurotrophin Family: NGF, BDNF, NT3 and NT4.- Deciphering Proneurotrophin Actions.- Spatio-Temporal Intracellular Dynamics of Neurotrophins and Their Receptors. Implications for Neurotrophin Signaling and Neuronal Function.- Neurotrophins: Transcription and Translation.- Neurotrophin Receptors: Trk Receptors.- The Biological Functions and Signaling Mechanisms of the p75 Neurotrophin Receptor.- Sortilins in Neurotrophic Factor Signaling.- The Biology of Neurotrophins: Neurotrophins in the Regulation of Cellular Survival and Death.- BDNF and Synaptic Plasticity, Cognitive Function and Dysfunction.- Nerve Growth Factor and Nociception: From Experimental Embryology to New Analgesic Therapy.- Neurotrophins and the Regulation of Energy Balance and Body Weight.- The Biology of Neurotrophins: Cardiovascular Function.- Neurotrophin signalling and transcription programs interactions in the development of somatosensory neurons.- Neurotrophins in Pathological Conditions: Huntington’s Disease.- Motoneuron Disease.- Neurotrophic Factors in Spinal Cord Injury.- Neurotrophins and Psychiatric Disorders.- Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Rett Syndrome.- Modulation of Neurotrophin Signaling by Monoclonal Antibodies.