Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Other authors / contributors: | Asea, Alexzander A. A.
Brown, Ian R.
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| ISBN: | 9781402082313
1402082312
9781402082306
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
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| Summary: | With the prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases on the rise as average life expectancy increases, the hunt for effective treatments and preventive measures for these disorders is a pressing challenge. Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis have been termed 'protein misfolding disorders' that are characterized by the neural accumulation of protein aggregates. Manipulation of the cellular stress response involving the induction of heat shock proteins offers a therapeutic strategy to counter conformational changes in neural
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| Other form: | Print version: Heat shock proteins and the brain. Dordrecht ; London : Springer, 2008 9781402082306 1402082304
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