Learning and memory in nucleus basalis magnocellularis-lesioned rats after transplantation of fetal frontal cortex

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 11-28

  Popović, Natalija ^a,d   Jovanova Nešić, Katica ^a   Popović, Miroljub ^a   Bokonjić, Dubravko ^b   Rakić, Ljubisav ^c  

^a Immunol Res Ctr Branislav J   (Macedonia)

^b Military Technical Institute

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^d Immunology Research Center Belgrade   (Yugoslavia)

Author keywords

Active avoidance; Alzheimer's disease; Fetal frontal cortex; Rat; Spontaenous motor activity; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031239356     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207459708986362     Document Type: Article

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