Parkinson's Disease: Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Pathology explores the molecular pathways
at the basis of the cellular defects connected to Parkinson's disease the second most common
neurodegenerative disease and the most common movement disorder. This book presents the latest
research on the pathways and mechanisms that have been discovered to play a role in Parkinson's
pathology. This focus on mechanisms rather than individual genes allows the contributors to
elaborate on overlapping and joint functions of different causative genes. Readers will find
descriptions of model systems that present parallels (and differences) between discoveries in
different species demonstrating the importance of multidisciplinary research that spans a
broad array of technologies and model organisms. Written from both a cross-methodology and
cross-species perspective the book provides readers with the current state of knowledge on the
molecular biology of Parkinson's.
