Acute application of NGF increases the firing rate of aged rat basal forebrain neurons

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2291-2304

  Albeck, D S ^a   Backman, C ^a   Veng, L ^a   Friden, P ^a   Rose, G M ^a   Granholm, A C E ^a  

^a Campus Box C286   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Alzheimer's disease; Medial septum; Neurodegeneration; Neurotrophins

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STAINING;

EID: 0033009979     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1999.00644.x     Document Type: Article

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