Neurotrophin effects on survival and expression of cholinergic properties in cultured rat septal neurons under normal and stress conditions

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 6665-6675

  Nonner, Doris ^a   Barrett, Ellen F ^a   Barrett, John N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

basal forebrain; brain derived neurotrophic factor; central cholinergic neurons; choline acetyltransferase; hypoglycemia; nerve growth factor; neuronal survival; neurotrophin 4; neurotrophin 3; neurotrophins; septum; stress protection

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN 4;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREBRAIN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROTROPISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS;

EID: 0029862136     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-21-06665.1996     Document Type: Article

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