Apolipoprotein E-deficient mice are not more susceptible to the biochemical and memory deficits induced by nucleus basalis lesion

Neuroscience

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 291-297

  Puolivali J ^a   Miettinen, R ^a   Pradier, L ^b   Riekkinen Jr , P ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Central Nervous System Department   (France)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cholinergic system; Learning; Neuronal recovery; Quisqualic acid

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; QUISQUALIC ACID;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LEARNING; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; BASAL NUCLEUS OF MEYNERT; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DENERVATION; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MICE; NEURONS;

EID: 0343775585     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(99)00545-X     Document Type: Article

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