Transthyretin knockout mice display decreased susceptibility to AMPA-induced neurodegeneration

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 454-457

  Nunes, Ana Filipa ^a,b   Montero, Maria ^c   Franquinho, Filipa ^a   Santos, Sofia Duque ^a   Malva, João ^d,e   Zimmer, Jens ^c   Sousa, Mónica Mendes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Neuropeptide Y; Neuroproliferation; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PREALBUMIN;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EXCITOTOXICITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBVENTRICULAR ZONE;

ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DENTATE GYRUS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PREALBUMIN;

MUS;

EID: 69349100059     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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