Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor (CNTF) Genotypes: Influence on Choline Acetyltransferase (ChAT) and Acetylcholine Esterase (AChE) Activities and Neurotrophin 3 (NT3) Concentration in Human post mortem Brain Tissue

Journal of Brain Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 443-451

  Thome, Johannes ^a   Nara, Keinosuke ^a   Foley, Paul ^a   Michel, Tanja ^a   Gsell, Wieland ^a   Retz, Wolfgang ^a   Rösler, Michael ^a   Riederer, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine esterase (AChE); Choline acetyltransferase (ChAT); Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF); Genotyping; Neurotrophin 3 (NT3)

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DNA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE PROTEIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADULT; AGING; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DNA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROTROPHIN 3;

EID: 1542736003     PISSN: 09448160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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