Prenatally compromised neurons respond to brain-derived neurotrophic factor treatment in vitro

NeuroReport

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1385-1389

  Briscoe, Todd A ^a   Tolcos, Mary ^a   Dieni, Sandra ^a   Loeliger, Michelle ^a   Rees, Sandra M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Cell culture; Chronic placental insufficiency; Intrauterine growth restriction; Prenatal hypoxia

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS; GUINEA PIG; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GUINEA PIGS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; NEURITES; NEURONS; PLACENTAL INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33748078739     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnr.0000233104.51149.9c     Document Type: Article

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