Molecular Pathology of Nerve and Muscle

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Experimental Neurobiology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Regulation of Schwann-Cell Function in Degenerative Disorders of the Nervous System

      • Peter S. Spencer, Richard G. Pellegrino, Stephen M. Ross, Michael J. Politis, Mohammad I. Sabri

      Pages 3-19

   3. The Sympathetic Nervous System: A Novel Perspective on the Control of Myelinating Schwann Cells

      • J. W. Heath

      Pages 21-37

   4. The Schmidt-Lanterman Cleft in the Myelin Sheath: Studies in Chicken Nerves

      • Neil A. Cooper, Antony D. Kidman

      Pages 39-50

   5. Interaction Between Neuronal Sets During Brain Development

      • Piero P. Giorgi

      Pages 51-65

   6. Maturation of Post-Synaptic Densities in Chicken Forebrain

      • John A. P. Rostas, Fritz H. Güldner, Peter R. Dunkley

      Pages 67-79

   7. Immune Diseases of the Peripheral Nervous System

      • I. M. Roberts, C. C. A. Bernard

      Pages 81-98

   8. Factors Underlying Ascending Paralysis in Rodents During Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE)

      • Rex D. Simmons, Claude C. A. Bernard, Patrick R. Carnegie

      Pages 99-111

   9. The Influence of Upper Motor Neurones on Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Mammalian Skeletal Muscle

      • P. W. Gage, A. F. Dulhunty

      Pages 113-118

   10. Effect of Electric Fields on Nerve Regeneration and Functional Recovery in the Cat Hindlimb

       • R. W. Ziegenbein, R. A. Westerman, R. Silberstein, H. Kranz, J. Cassell, D. I. Finkelstein et al.

       Pages 119-134

   11. Properties of Cross and Self Reinnervating Motor Axons in the Cat

       • R. A. Westerman, D. I. Finkelstein, D. Sriratana

       Pages 135-149

   12. Morphometric Assessment of Peripheral Nerve

       • S. Allpress, M. Pollock, H. Nukada

       Pages 151-161

3. Toxic Models of Disease

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163

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   2. Selective Defects in Axonal Transport in Neuropathological Processes

      • John W. Griffin, Juan C. Troncoso, Irma M. Parhad, Donald L. Price

      Pages 165-183

   3. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Toxic and Animal Models

      • A. D. Kidman, A. Gow, R. T. Johanson, N. A. Cooper, C. A. Morris

      Pages 185-194

   4. Excitotoxins

      • Graham A. R. Johnston

      Pages 195-202

   5. Toxic Effects of Glutamic Acid Analogues on Retinal Neurons

      • Ian G. Morgan

      Pages 203-215

4. Behavioral Neurology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217

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   2. Stress Hormones and Health

      • G. Singer, W. Fibiger

      Pages 219-235

The third Symposium of the Foundation for Life Sciences was held in February 1983 at the Newport Inn Conference Centre in Sydney. It was direced towards an understanding of the molecular neuropathology of muscle and nerve under a wide variety of conditions that may be induced by external agents or genetic lesions. The first session on experimental neurology explored the processes involved in maintenance of nerve and muscle function. This included many papers on myelination, studies on immune reactions affecting nerves, on synapses, and on neuronal development. This section was expanded to explore the control of muscle function in nerves, including a discussion on cross reinnervation. Toxic models of disease in the nervous system were then discussed, including pathological states induced by physical agents such as kainic acid, diphtheria toxin, and IDPN. A new dimension was added to the Symposium when for the first time psychologists participated and contributed to the session on external stressors and their effects on behavior. Heavy metals, herbicides, repetitive work, anxiety, and their effects on behavior and health were all represented. The discussion in this session attracted much interest from the participants, particularly the basic scientists.

• Nervous System
• behavior
• molecular pathology
• muscle
• neurology
• neuropathology

• Neurobiology Unit, The NSW Institute of Technology, Gore Hill, Australia

  Antony D. Kidman, John K. Tomkins, Carol A. Morris, Neil A. Cooper

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