Relief of carotid stenosis improves impaired cognition in a rat model of chronic cerebral hypoperfusion

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 233-243

  Duan, Wei ^a   Zhang, Chun Qing ^a   Zheng, Jian ^a   Gui, Li ^a   Huang, He Qing ^a   Chen, Kang Ning ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Carotid artery stenosis; Carotid endarterectomy; Monoamine neurotransmitter; Vascular cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BIOGENIC AMINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; INDAN DERIVATIVE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MAZE TEST; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICRODIALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS, P300; HIPPOCAMPUS; INDANS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICRODIALYSIS; PIPERIDINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960109363     PISSN: 00651400     EISSN: 16890035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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