Sexually dimorphic effects of anti-NGF treatment in neonatal rats

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 273-276

  Ricceri, Laura ^a   Ewusi, Aba ^b   Calamandrei, Gemma ^a   Berger Sweeney, Joanne ^b  

^a Lab Fisiopatol OS Ist S   (Italy)

^b WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti NGF; ChAT; Cholinergic system development; Sex difference in CNS

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEOSTRIATUM; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030827166     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(97)00055-2     Document Type: Article

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