Entorhinal cortex lesion in the mouse induces transsynaptic death of perforant path target neurons

Brain Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 249-257

  Kovac, Adam D ^a   Kwidzinski, Erik ^a   Heimrich, Bernd ^a   Bittigau, Petra ^b   Deller, Thomas ^c   Nitsch, Robert ^a   Bechmann, Ingo ^a,b  

^a University Medicine   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; DIZOCILPINE; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; GLUTAMIC ACID; HOE 33342; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE SPROUTING; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERFORANT NERVE TRACT; SILVER STAINING; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 4143147244     PISSN: 10156305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2004.tb00061.x     Document Type: Article

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