Cellular delivery of NGF does not alter the expression of β-amyloid immunoreactivity in young or aged nonhuman primates

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 145, Issue 2 I, 1997, Pages 586-591

  Kordower, Jeffrey H ^a   Mufson, Elliott J ^a   Nathan, Fox ^a   Martel, Leena ^a   Emerich, Dwaine F ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALKERMES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; POLYMER; RECOMBINANT NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY;

EID: 0030848990     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1997.6492     Document Type: Article

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