Preface . . vii Chapter I Neuronal Cell Apoptosis . . 1 Chapter II Witnessing the Mechanistic Insights of Neuronal Apoptosis from a Global Transcriptomic View: Comparative Microarray Analysis of Multiple Neurodegenerative Models . . 37 Chapter III Death of Neuronal and Glial Cells Induced by Photodynamic Treatment: Ultrastructural Changes and Signaling Mechanisms . . 79 Chapter IV Cell Death During Cerebellar Development . . 119 Chapter V Fundamental Mechanisms and Implications of Neuronal Apoptosis . . 143 Chapter VI How Can We Prevent Neuronal Apoptosis? . . 167 Chapter VII Neuronal Cell Apoptosis . . 191 Chapter VIII Bcl-2 Homology-3 Domain (BH3)-Only Proteins: Harbingers of Neuronal Demise and Neurodegeneration . . 199 Index . . 233