Author : Rommy von Bernhardi
Release : 2016-10-06
Genre : Medical
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 643/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Glial Cells in Health and Disease of the CNS by : Rommy von Bernhardi
Download or read book Glial Cells in Health and Disease of the CNS written by Rommy von Bernhardi. This book was released on 2016-10-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A timely overview covering the three major types of glial cells in the central nervous system - astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocytes. New findings on glia biology are overturning a century of conventional thinking about how the brain operates and are expanding our knowledge about information processing in the brain. The book will present recent research findings on the role of glial cells in both healthy function and disease. It will comprehensively cover a broad spectrum of topics while remaining compact in size.