Animal Models of Dementia

General Introduction to Animal Models of Human Conditions.- Animal Models of Dementia: Ethical Considerations.- The Role of Rodent Models in the Drug Discovery Pipeline for Dementia.- Species, Strain, and Gender Issues in the Development and Validation of Animal Models of Dementia.- Transgenic and Gene Targeted Models of Dementia.- Transgenic Animals and Intellectual Property Concerns.- Pathological Validation of Animal Models of Dementia.- Behavioral Validation in Animal Models of Dementia.- Pharmacological Validation in Animal Models of Dementia.- Validation of Animal Models of Dementia: Neurochemical Aspects.- Validation of Dementia Models Employing Neuroimaging Techniques.- Drosophila melanogaster as a Model Organism for Dementia.- Caenorhabditis elegans as a Model Organism for Dementia.- Zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a Model Organism for Dementia.- Spontaneous Vertebrate Models of Alzheimer Dementia: Selectively Bred Strains (SAM Strains).- Lesion-Induced Vertebrate Models of Alzheimer Dementia.- Abeta Infusion and Related Models of Alzheimer Dementia.- APP-Based Transgenic Models: The PDAPP Model.- APP-Based Transgenic Models: The Tg2576 Model.- APP-Based Transgenic Models: The APP23 Model.- Presenilin-Based Transgenic Models of Alzheimer's Dementia.- APOE-Based Models of "Pre-Dementia".- TAU Models.- The 3xTg-AD Mouse Model: Reproducing and Modulating Plaque and Tangle Pathology.- Cognitive Dysfunction in Genetic Mouse Models of Parkinsonism.- Mouse Models of Metachromatic Leukodystrophy and Adrenoleukodystrophy.- Animal Models of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.- Animal Models of Frontotemporal Dementia.- CADASIL: Molecular Mechanisms and Animal Models.- Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat (SHR): An Animal Model of Vascular Brain Disorder.- Animals Models of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.- Animal Models of Traumatically-Induced Dementia.- Animal Models of Alcohol-Induced Dementia.- Animal Models of Metallic Dementia.

From the book reviews:

"A complete guide to lesion induced, genetic knockout, and phylogenetic approaches to dementias is catalogued. ... I recommend this book for animal researcher for sure, and neurologists in particular." (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, August, 2014)"A great add-on to more basic textbooks on mechanisms of dementia. The book not only nicely summarizes ongoing efforts to model dementia but also describes how to investigate underlying mechanisms at various level of complexity. ... Importantly, leading mouse models are discussed, which is very useful for newcomers to the field, as there are a lot of different models. ... Additionally, the book provides information about ethics on animal experimentation and information on intellectual property, issues that can be rarely found in textbooks." (Karl Peter Giese, British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, May, 2011)