Decreased level of nerve growth factor (NGF) and its messenger RNA in the aged rat brain

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 55-60

  Lärkfors, Lena ^a   Ebendal, Ted ^a   Whittemore, Scott R ^a   Persson, Håkan ^a   Hoffer, Barry ^b   Olson, Lars ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aged brain; Deficiency in NGF; Messenger RNA; Nerve growth factor (NGF)

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RNA;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FISCHER 344 RAT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; RAT; AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BRAIN CORTEX; FOREBRAIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RNA; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0023574881     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-328X(87)90044-1     Document Type: Article

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