Cortical cholinergic dysfunction after human head injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 295-305

  Murdoch, I ^a   Perry, E K ^b   Court, J A ^b   Graham, D I ^a   Dewar, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choline acetyltransferase; Head injury; Nicotine; Synaptophysin

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PARIETAL LOBE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

EID: 0031978064     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.1998.15.295     Document Type: Article

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