Metabolic syndrome and neurological disorders /
"Metabolic Syndrome and Neurological Disorders brings together information on the cluster of common pathologies which cause metabolic syndrome - abdominal obesity linked to an excess of visceral fat, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and hypertension - to provide a comprehensive and cutting edge...
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Wiley-Blackwell,
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Publisher Address: | Ames, Iowa : |
Publication Dates: | 2013. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118395318 |
Summary: |
"Metabolic Syndrome and Neurological Disorders brings together information on the cluster of common pathologies which cause metabolic syndrome - abdominal obesity linked to an excess of visceral fat, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and hypertension - to provide a comprehensive and cutting edge exploration of the link between metabolic syndrome and neurological disorders. Metabolic syndrome is recognized to play a role in neurological disorders such as stroke, Alzheimer's disease, and depression. For the first time in book form, Metabolic Syndrome and Neurological Disorders covers the molecu |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xx, 577 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781118395295 1118395298 1299910254 9781299910256 9781118395318 111839531X 1118395271 9781118395271 9781118395288 111839528X 9781118395301 1118395301 |
Index Number: | RC629 |
CLC: | R589 |
Contents: | Machine generated contents note: Insulin resistance and metabolic failure underlie Alzheimer's disease / Suzanne M. de la Monte & Ming Tong -- Insulin receptor and the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease / Johanna Zemva & Markus Schubert -- Contribution of insulin resistance in pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease / Adnan Erol -- Insulin-leptin signaling in the brain / Vicente Barrios, Emma Burgos-Ramos & Jesu s Argente -- The janus face of insulin in brain / Duarte A.I., Candeias E., Correia S.C., Santos R.X., Carvalho C., Cardoso S., Placido A.I., Santos M.S., Oliveira C.R., Moreira P.I. |