Nerve growth factor infusion in the primate brain reduces lesion-induced cholinergic neuronal degeneration

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1990, Pages 3604-3614

  Tuszynski, Mark H ^a   Sang U, Hoi ^b   Amaral, David G ^a,c   Gage, Fred H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MACACA; NERVE CELL; NERVE DEGENERATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025513602     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.10-11-03604.1990     Document Type: Article

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