Cholinergic function and dysfunction in the visual system

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. D, 2002, Pages 113-117

  Beelke, M ^a,b   Sannita, W G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CYCLOSERINE; HEMICHOLINIUM 3; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PHYSOSTIGMINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; LEARNING; MEMORY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETINA; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL SYSTEM; ANIMAL; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; GENICULATE BODY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVIEW; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; CHOLINERGIC FIBERS; GENICULATE BODIES; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0036456305     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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