Developmental stage-dependent protective effect of NGF against lead cholinotoxicity in the rat septum

Brain Research

Volumn 866, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 268-273

  Zhou, M ^a   Tian, X ^a   Suszkiw, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholineacetyltransferase; Cholinergic neurons; Development; Lead cholinotoxicity; NGF; Septum

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; LEAD ACETATE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LEAD POISONING; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURVIVAL;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLINERGIC FIBERS; FEMALE; LEAD; LEAD POISONING, NERVOUS SYSTEM, CHILDHOOD; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEPTAL NUCLEI;

EID: 0034595887     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02265-4     Document Type: Article

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