Environmental enrichment stimulates neurogenesis in apolipoprotein E3 and neuronal apoptosis in apolipoprotein E4 transgenic mice

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 202-210

  Levi, Ofir ^a   Michaelson, Daniel M ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E4; Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Doublecortin; Environmental stimulation; Neurogenesis

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E3; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUBVENTRICULAR ZONE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEIN E3; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CELL COUNT; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; ORGANOGENESIS; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE;

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 33846170909     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04189.x     Document Type: Article

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