Inhibitory neuronal activity can compensate for adverse effects of β- amyloid in hippocampal neurons

Brain Research

Volumn 786, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 115-121

  Graf, Robert A ^a,c   Kater, Stanley B ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Calcium amyloid; Cell death; Hippocampus; Picrotoxin

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032498931     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01451-0     Document Type: Article

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