Neural Transplantation: An Introduction Book

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
I	Introduction	1
1	Introduction to Transplantation in the Nervous System	3
2	Brain Structure and Development	11
II	General and Background Information	31
3	History of Neural Transplantation	33
4	Transplants and How They Are Used	45
5	Control Groups and Experiments	71
6	Regulations and Guidelines for Fetal Tissue Transplantation	81
7	Mind Control and Other Things to Worry About	91
III	Parkinson's Disease	107
8	Neural Systems and Parkinson's Disease	109
9	Neural Transplantation in Parkinson's Disease: A Brief Synopsis	125
10	Fetal Brain Tissue Transplantation in Parkinson's Disease: Experiments in Animals	141
11	Adrenal Medulla Transplantation	169
12	Studies in Subhuman Primates	191
13	Fetal Brain Tissue Transplantation in Parkinson's Disease: Clinical Studies	201
IV	Using Transplants to Influence Localized Brain Functions	241
14	Pain	243
15	Hypothalamus and Pituitary	259
16	The Cerebral Cortex and Stroke	273
V	Circuit Reconstruction	287
17	Huntington's Disease	289
18	Spinal Cord	313
19	Visual System	361
VI	Genetic Engineering and Technology of the Future	373
20	Introduction to Genetic Engineering and Neural Transplantation	375
21	Growing Cells in Culture: Stem and Progenitor Cells	387
22	Growing Cells in Culture: Immortal Cell Lines	399
23	Genetically Modified Cells for Producing Neurotrophic Factors and Neurotransmitters	425
24	Direct Gene Transfer	439
VII	Conclusions	449
25	Conclusions	451
	Glossary	477
	References	499
	Index	543