Inhibitory effects of cocaine on NGF-induced neuronal differentiation: Incomplete reversibility after a critical time period

Brain Research

Volumn 729, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 270-272

  Zachor, Ditza A ^a   Moore, John F ^a   Smoot, Tonya M ^b   Percy, Alan K ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzoylecgonine; Cocaine; Ecgonine methyl ester; Local anesthetic; Nerve growth factor; Neuronal differentiation; PC12 cell

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE; COCAINE DERIVATIVE; ECGONINE METHYL ESTER; LIDOCAINE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PROCAINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030581285     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00573-2     Document Type: Article

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