Erythropoietin and the Nervous System
Ahmet H Ke
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Hardback. Erythropoietin (EPO) is a chemokine hormone that is widely distributed throughout the body. EPO can act as a neuroprotective compound in a variety of injury paradigms in the nervous system. This book brings together researchers from different disciplines of neuroscience to review the state-of-the-art in EPO and the nervous system. Num Pages: 223 pages, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1140.
Erythropoietin (EPO) is a chemokine hormone that is widely distributed throughout the body. In addition to its traditional role as a hormone that stimulates red blood cell production, in recent years many laboratories have shown that EPO can act as a neuroprotective compound in a variety of injury paradigms in the nervous system. Past experience with relatively safety profile of this FDA-approved drug makes it an ideal candidate to take it into clinical trials for neuroprotection. We are on the verge of major clinical trials using this drug for neuroprotection in diseases ranging from stroke, to transverse myelitis to chemotherapy-induced ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Number of Pages
223
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387300108
SKU
V9780387300108
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