Basic aspects of Catechol-O-methyltransferase and the clinical applications of its inhibitors

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Hardbound, 336 Pages
Published: DEC-2010
ISBN 13: 978-0-12-381326-8
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS


Edited by
Erkki Nissinen, Orion Corporation, Espoo, Finland

Description
Volume 95 of International Review of Neurobiology focuses on Catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibition, and its clinical application in relation to Parkinson’s disease. Chapters cover COMT gene and proteins, L-dopa treatment in Parkinson’s disease, the latest research on COMT inhibitors and their clinical applications, as well as future prospects for their use.

Included in series
International Review of Neurobiology

Audience:
Neuroscientists, neurologists, psychologists, gerontologists


 
Last update: 23 Dec 2011