Enhanced learning in mice parallels vector-mediated nerve growth factor expression in hippocampus

Human Gene Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 2341-2352

  Brooks, Andrew I ^a   Cory Slechta, Deborah A ^a   Bowers, William J ^a   Murg, Stephanie L ^a   Federoff, Howard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; VIRUS VECTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE TRANSFER; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING DISORDER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SPATIAL MEMORY; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; HAMSTER; LEARNING; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CRICETINAE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 0034693945     PISSN: 10430342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104303400750038453     Document Type: Article

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