Discovery of neurogenic, Alzheimer's disease therapeutics

Current Alzheimer Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-62

  Kelleher Andersson, Judith ^a  

^a Neuronascent Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Neurodegeneration; Neurogenesis; Signaling; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIAMINO 1,4 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYLTHIO) 2,3 DICYANOBUTADIENE; 2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; 2 MORPHOLINO 8 PHENYLCHROMONE; 4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 (4 METHYLSULFINYLPHENYL) 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZOLE; ALCOHOL; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[1-42]; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[25-35]; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CEP 11004; CYCLIC AMP; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FLUOXETINE; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HORMONE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; LY 451646; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROSTEROID; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NOTCH RECEPTOR; PREGNENOLONE; ROLIPRAM; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SOMATOMEDIN C; SONIC HEDGEHOG AGONIST; SONIC HEDGEHOG ANTAGONIST; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TIANEPTINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID; WNT PROTEIN;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN REGION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MUSCLE EXERCISE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE GROWTH; NERVE INJURY; NERVE TRANSPLANTATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL STEM CELL; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPATIAL MEMORY; STRESS;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; HUMANS; NERVE REGENERATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 33645886343     PISSN: 15672050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156720506775697179     Document Type: Conference Paper

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