Viral Vectors for Treating Diseases of the Nervous System
- 1st Edition, Volume 55 - August 22, 2003
- Latest edition
- Editor: David S. Latchman
- Language: English
Gene therapy offers considerable potential for the treatment of various incurable diseases of the nervous system. Viral Vectors for Treating Disease of the Nervous System de… Read more
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Description
Description
Gene therapy offers considerable potential for the treatment of various incurable diseases of the nervous system. Viral Vectors for Treating Disease of the Nervous System describes a number of different viral vectors developed for achieving high efficiency gene delivery to the brain. Vectors described include those based on adenovirus, adeno-associated virus, Herpes Simplex Virus, lentivirus, and other retroviruses. It also discusses the potential application of such viruses in treating brain tumors, Parkinson's disease, and other diseases of the nervous system.
Key features
Key features
- Provides up-to-date account of gene therapy approaches for incurable neurological disorders
- Describes a range of gene delivery methods based on different viruses
Readership
Readership
Neuroscientists, neurologists, virologists, and geneticists.
Table of contents
Table of contents
Section A:
Virus Vectors for Use in the Nervous System
Section B:
Gene Therapy with Virus Vectors for Specific Disease of the Nervous System
Virus Vectors for Use in the Nervous System
Section B:
Gene Therapy with Virus Vectors for Specific Disease of the Nervous System
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 55
- Published: August 22, 2003
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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David S. Latchman
Affiliations and expertise
Master of Birkbeck, University of London, Professor of Genetics, Birkbeck and University College London, UKView book on ScienceDirect
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