Vascular endothelial growth factor counteracts NMDA-induced cell death of adult cholinergic neurons in rat basal nucleus of Meynert

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-131

  Moser, Karma V ^a   Humpel, Christian ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Basal nucleus of Meynert; Capillaries; Cholinergic neurons; Neuroprotection; NMDA; RECA 1; Vascular structures; VEGF

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; LAMININ; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RECA PROTEIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL DEATH; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MEYNERT BASAL NUCLEUS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 14844330708     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2004.12.005     Document Type: Article

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