Animal Models of Neurological Disorders

Principle and Working Procedure for Animal Models of Neurological Disorders
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-981-10-5980-3
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 343 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 777 g

Introduces undergraduate, postgraduate and research students to the different animal models for studying neurological disorders

Discusses different types of animal models of neurological disorders, the working principle, experimental protocols, different doses of toxins and includes diagrammatical representations

Provides insights into the pathophysiology of neurological disorders

Discusses in detail specific procedures for the induction of neurological disorders so they can be easily reproduced in the laboratory

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bansal, Puneet Kumar

Deshmukh, Rahul

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Neurowissenschaften, Kognitionswissenschaft
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Neurobiologie, Verhaltensbiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Behavioral observation in neurological disorders.- Anesthesia used in experimental laboratory.- Euthanasia procedure used in experimental laboratory.- Animal models of Epilepsy.- Animal models of Alzheimer’s.- Animal models of Parkinson's.- Animal models of Huntington's.- Animal models of Stroke and Traumatic brain injury.- Animal models of Migraine.- Animal models of Antipsychotics (Schizophrenia).

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Puneet Kumar Bansal is an associate professor of pharmacology at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda, Punjab, India. Previously, he worked as a professor at the ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab. Dr. Bansal completed his Ph.D at the University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh. His research interests encompass the pharmacological screening of herbal and semisynthetic and synthetic drugs in animal models of various diseases such as movement disorders. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed research papers/book chapters, and has more than 10 years of teaching and research experience. Dr. Bansal completed two major research projects for Government funded agencies. He received the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) fellowship for attending IBRO neuroscience schools in Hong Kong and Malaysia, and has presented his research work and given invited talks at numerous international conferences. Recently he was selected as Fellow of The Linnean Society of London, which is the world’s oldest active biological society, and is also a member of various highly respected national and international professional societies. 

Dr. Rahul Deshmukh is a professor and head of the Department of Pharmacology, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab. He received his doctoral degree from Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar. He has 14 years of teaching and research experience in the field of pharmacology. His research area is focused on understanding the neurobiology of cognitive and movement disorders. He has published over 50 research and review articles in international peer-reviewed journals as well as books and book chapters. He received several research grants from funding agencies of the Government of India. He also delivered various invited talks at a number of conferences and is a member of numerous highly respectednational and international professional societies.