Carvedilol reestablishes long-term potentiation in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 649-654

  Arrieta Cruz, Isabel ^a   Wang, Jun ^a   Pavlides, Constantine ^b   Pasinetti, Giulio Maria ^a,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; carvedilol; epileptic discharges; hippocampus; LTP; neuronal transmission; synaptic plasticity; TgCRND8 mice

Indexed keywords

CARVEDILOL;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 77957334867     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2010-100225     Document Type: Article

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