Immunolesion of the cholinergic basal forebrain: Effects on functional properties of hippocampal and septal neurons

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 613-632

  Bassant, Marie Hélène ^a   Jouvenceau, Anne ^a   Apartis, Emmanuelle ^a   Poindessous Jazat, Frederique ^a   Dutar, Patrick ^a   Billard, Jean Marie ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; IMMUNOTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOREBRAIN; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOTOXINS; N-GLYCOSYL HYDROLASES; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PROSENCEPHALON; RATS; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOCAMPUS HIPPOCAMPUS;

EID: 0032464397     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5748(98)00073-2     Document Type: Article

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