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Diabetes, Insulin and Alzheimer's Disease
Suzanne . Ed(S): Craft
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Description for Diabetes, Insulin and Alzheimer's Disease
Paperback. This text provides a broad survey of the role of insulin in the brain. And it discusses the mechanisms through which insulin dysregulation contributes to the development of cognitive impairment and late-life neurodegenerative disease. Editor(s): Craft, Suzanne. Series: Research and Perspectives in Alzheimer's Disease. Num Pages: 218 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 21 colour illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJGD; MJND; MJX; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 361.
The central nervous system controls vital functions by ef?ciently coordinating peripheral and central cascades of signals and networks in an orchestrated manner. Historically, the brain was considered to be insulin independent. These earlier views have been challenged by ?ndings demonstrating that insulin exerts multiple actions in the brain, regulating vital biological processes such as life span, neuronal survival, cognition, reproduction, feeding behavior, energy balance, and glucose and fat metabolism, and that inef?cient central action of insulin contributes to the development of severe pathologies (Banks et al. 2000; Gerozissis 2003, 2004, 2008; Lustman and Clouse 2005; Okamoto et al. 2001; Park ... Read more
The central nervous system controls vital functions by ef?ciently coordinating peripheral and central cascades of signals and networks in an orchestrated manner. Historically, the brain was considered to be insulin independent. These earlier views have been challenged by ?ndings demonstrating that insulin exerts multiple actions in the brain, regulating vital biological processes such as life span, neuronal survival, cognition, reproduction, feeding behavior, energy balance, and glucose and fat metabolism, and that inef?cient central action of insulin contributes to the development of severe pathologies (Banks et al. 2000; Gerozissis 2003, 2004, 2008; Lustman and Clouse 2005; Okamoto et al. 2001; Park ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Series
Research and Perspectives in Alzheimer's Disease
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642262814
SKU
V9783642262814
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99-15
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