Description: Role of the Choroid Plexus in Health and Disease Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Author(s): Jeppe Praetorius, Bonnie Blazer-Yost, Helle Damkier Format: Hardback Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., United States Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. ISBN-13: 9781071605356, 978-1071605356 Synopsis This book highlights the importance of the choroid plexus, which forms the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier and is the site of the major production of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The authors show that this barrier is crucial for maintaining important compositional differences between the blood plasma and the CSF. The choroid plexus epithelial cells also prevent the spread of infectious agents and other blood-borne entities to the brain tissue. Chapter topics range from the production of CSF by electrolyte regulation in the choroid plexus, to details on the selectively transporting nature of this barrier. Further, the authors elaborate on the important roles of CSF in sustaining brain health by providing hydration, solutes, and nutrients to the brain tissue. Readers will also learn how CSF circulates signaling molecules within the compartments of the brain and removes waste products from the brain tissue. Elucidating the regulation of these processes in the choroid plexus is not only important for the readers' understanding of normal brain development and function, but is also crucial for resolving a variety of cerebral challenges that lead to brain edema, as well as developing treatments for diseases. The book discusses disease models like hydrocephalus, sleep disorders, and age-related dementia. Its comprehensive coverage makes this volume a valuable resource for researchers in cell and neurophysiology, as well as graduate students of the neurosciences.
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Book Title: Role of the Choroid Plexus in Health and Disease
Number of Pages: 287 Pages
Publication Name: Role of the Choroid Plexus in Health and Disease
Language: English
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Item Height: 235 mm
Subject: Medicine, Biology, Psychiatry
Publication Year: 2020
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 601 g
Author: Bonnie Blazer-Yost, Jeppe Praetorius, Helle Damkier
Item Width: 155 mm
Series: Physiology in Health and Disease
Format: Hardcover
