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Taylor & Francis Migraine and Headache Pathophysiology 1999 Edition by Lars Edvinsson
Migraine Pathophysiology provides an overview of current and accepted methodologies for the experimental study of migraine of primary headache syndromes in the laboratory in animals and man. It gives the reader a view of the current status and direct basic scientists and the pharmaceutical industry in choosing experimental situations for developing new therapies. Table of contents : - 1. Introduction 2. Brief Overview of Pathophysiology in Migraine 3. Innervation of Intracranial Blood Vessels 4. Modulation of Neuropeptide Expression by Vascular Inflammation 5. 5-Hydroxytrypthamine Receptor Subtypes: Relation to Migraine 6. Human Cranial Arteries as In-Vitro Model of Migraine 7. Autoradio-graphic Mapping of 5-Hydroxytrypthamine Receptors 8. Cortical Spreading Depression and Migraine 9. Neurogenic Inflammation 10. Intravital Microscopy Studies of Dural Vessels 11. Arteriovenous Anastomosis Method 12. Migraine Pathophysiology, its Relation to Cerebral Hemodynamic Changes 13. Experimental Vascular Headache Models in Humans 14. Animal Models of Migraine: Which One to Choose and for What Purpose