Research Catalog

Title

Metabolism and functions of bioactive ether lipids in the brain / Akhlaq A. Farooqui, Tahira Farooqui, Lloyd A. Horrocks.

Author

Farooqui, Akhlaq A.

Publication

New York ; London : Springer, 2008.

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Additional Authors

• Farooqui, Tahira.
• Horrocks, Lloyd A.

Description

xix, 260 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Metabolism and Function of Bioactive Ether Lipids in the Brain provides readers with a comprehensive description of metabolism of bioactive ehter lipids in the brain, activities of enzymes involved in their metabolism, and their involvement in neurological disorders." "This book will be particularly useful to neuroscience graduate students, academics, and researchers. Clinicians will find this book useful for understanding molecular aspects of neurodegeneration in active neural trauma and neurodegenerative diseases that are mediated by plamalogen-selective phospholipases A[subscript 2] and PAF acetyl hydrolases."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Brain > Metabolism
• Ether lipids > Metabolism
• Phospholipid Ethers
• Neurochemistry
• Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
• Brain > Diseases > Molecular aspects

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Occurrence and Importance of Ether Lipids in Brain -- 2. Biosynthesis of Plasmalogens in Brain -- 3. Catabolism of Plasmalogens in Brain -- 4. Assay and Purification of Plasmalogen-Selective Phospholipase A[subscript 2] and Lysoplasmalogenase Activities -- 5. Roles of Plasmalogens in Brain -- 6. Involvement of Plasmalogens in Neurological Disorders -- 7. Synthesis of Platelet-Activating Factor in Brain -- 8. Degradation of Platelet-Activating Factor in Brain -- 9. Roles of Platelet-Activating Factor in Brain -- 10. Involvement of Platelet-Activating Factor in Neurological Disorders -- 11. Biochemical Effects of Nonphysiological Antitumor Ether Lipids -- 12. Perspective and Directions for Future Developments on Ether Lipids.

ISBN

• 9780387774008 (hbk.)
• 0387774009 (hbk.)

OCLC

• ocn191752794
• 191752794
• SCSB-5411268

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries