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Chapter and Conference Paper
Roles of Aβ and carboxyl terminal peptide fragments of amyloid precursor protein in Alzheimer disease
Several lines of evidence indicate that Aβ may play an important role in the pathogenesis of AD. However, there are several discrepancies between the production of Aβ and the development of the disease.
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Chapter and Conference Paper
MR Befunde beim alkoholbedingten chronischen organischen Psychosyndrom
Jeder zehnte alkoholkranke Patient leidet an einer chronischen hirnorganischen Beeinträchtigung im Sinne eines irreversiblen organischen Psychosyndroms [11]. Nach der Demenz vom Alzheimertyp und der Multiinfar...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Discrepancy of Recovery Times Related to Potency Between Atracurium and Mivacurium Simultaneously Administered into the Isolated Forearms
The recovery from potent non-depolarizing muscle relaxants is slower than that from the less potent agents(1). However the recovery time for mivacurium(MIV), which is more potent than atracurium(ATR), is faste...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Do N-methyl-D-aspartate Antagonists Have Disproportionately Greater Effects on Brain Swelling than on Ischemic Damage in Focal Cerebral Infarction?
Using a frozen section technique, we have assessed the effects of N-methyl-D-aspartate(NMDA) antagonist upon brain swelling caused by ischemic brain edema in a rat model of focal cerebral infarction. Although ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Glutamate Receptor Antagonists in Experimental Focal Cerebral Ischaemia
Excessive activation of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) subtype of glutamate receptor has been implicated in the sequence of neurochemical events in cerebral ischaemia that results in irreversible neuronal dam...