Overexpression of tumour necrosis factor α in the brain of transgenic mice differentially alters nerve growth factor levels and choline acetyltransferase activity

Cytokine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-54

  Aloe, Luigi ^a   Fiore, Marco ^a   Probert, Lesley ^b   Turrini, Paolo ^a   Tirassa, Paola ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b HELLENIC PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Choline acetyltransferase; NGF; TNF ; Trangenic mice

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0032978006     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cyto.1998.0397     Document Type: Article

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