Lester D.S., Slikker W., Lazarovici P. Site-Selective Neurotoxicity

Taylor & Francis, 2002. - 308 p.List of figures.
List of tables.
List of contributors.
Preface to the series.Principles of neurotoxicology.
Site-selective action.Molecular-specific actions.
Targets of free radical toxicity.
Neurotrophic factors and synaptic plasticity in the adult hippocampus.
Cholinergic muscarinic receptors as targets for neurotoxicity.
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, beta-adrenergic receptors and lung cancer.
Molecular neurotoxicology implications of acetylcholinesterase.
Potassium channels.Cellular-selective toxicity.
Motor neurons.
The cerebellar granule cell.
Purkinje cells: a significant target for neurotoxicity.
Neuronal degeneration in the forebrain produced by amphetamine, methamphetamine and fenfluramine.
The astrocyte response to neural injury: a review and reconsideration of key features.Tissue-selective toxicity.
Detecting neurotoxic damage to the circumventricular organs (CVOs): susceptible brain tissues located outside the blood–brain barrier.
Mechanisms of peripheral neurotoxicity.