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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Corporate Authors: Wiley InterScience Online service
Group Author: Farooqui, Akhlaq A; Farooqui, Tahira
Published: Wiley-Blackwell,
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
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9781299910256
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1118395271
9781118395271
9781118395288
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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.