Neurotrophin-like immunoreactivity in the human hippocampal formation

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 375-382

  Quartu, Marina ^a   Lai, Maria Letizia ^a   Del Fiacco, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Hippocampus; Man; Nerve growth factor; Neurotrophin 4; Neurotrophin 3

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN 4;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN REGION; FEMALE; FETUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AGED; AGING; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FEMALE; FETUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEUROTROPHIN 3; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033103922     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(99)00009-X     Document Type: Article

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