LEADER 02965nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910437620803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4614-7759-X 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-4614-7759-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000400679 035 $a(EBL)1317797 035 $a(OCoLC)854976215 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000958036 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11958414 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000958036 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10985573 035 $a(PQKB)10741450 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4614-7759-4 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1317797 035 $a(PPN)172419859 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000400679 100 $a20130731d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCholesterol and presynaptic glutamate transport in the brain /$fTatiana Borisova 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 $aNew York $cSpringer$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (90 p.) 225 1 $aSpringerBriefs in neuroscience ;$v12 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4614-7758-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aPresynaptic glutamate transport in the brain -- Cholesterol and its role in synaptic transmission -- Effects of cholesterol-depleting agent methyl-b-cyclodextrin (MbCD) on the functional state of brain nerve terminals -- The extracellular level and uptake of glutamate in cholesterol-deficient nerve terminals -- Unstimulated and exocytotic glutamate release from cholesterol-deficient nerve terminals -- Neuroprotection by lowering cholesterol. 330 $aGlutamate is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the CNS and disturbances in glutamate transport contribute to a number of neurological and neurodegenerative disorders.  Appropriate levels of cholesterol are very important for the proper functioning of glutamate transport while unbalanced levels of cholesterol have been implicated in the pathogenesis of disorders such as stroke, ischemia, traumatic brain injury, and neurotoxicity.   In the proposed book, the author presents data from the literature and from her own lab to address the extent to and way in which membrane cholesterol modulates presynaptic glutamate transport and whether lowering the level of cholesterol available can offer some neuroprotective benefits. 410 0$aSpringerBriefs in neuroscience. 606 $aNeurobiology 606 $aNeurotransmitters 606 $aCholesterol$xPhysiological effect 615 0$aNeurobiology. 615 0$aNeurotransmitters. 615 0$aCholesterol$xPhysiological effect. 676 $a612.8042 700 $aBorisova$b Tatiana$01059919 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910437620803321 996 $aCholesterol and Presynaptic Glutamate Transport in the Brain$92509572 997 $aUNINA