Decreased expression of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 1 messenger RNA in select regions of Alzheimer brain

Neuroscience

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 973-982

  Ulas J ^a   Cotman, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Entorhinal cortex; Hippocampus; In situ hybridization; NMDA receptor; NMDAR1 subunit

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; FEMALE; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NERVE DEGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0030785768     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00023-7     Document Type: Article

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