Regional acetylcholinesterase activity and its correlation with behavioral performances in 15-month old transgenic mice expressing the human C99 fragment of APP

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1225-1241

  Dumont, M ^a   Lalonde, R ^a   Ghersi Egea, J F ^b   Fukuchi, K ^c   Strazielle, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Alzheimer's disease; APP C99 fragment; Cholinergic neuron; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREBRAIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; LIMBIC CORTEX; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SUBICULUM; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; UPREGULATION;

EID: 33747880669     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-005-0373-6     Document Type: Article

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