Effects of nicotine administration on amyloid precursor protein metabolism, neural cell genesis and acquisition of spatial memory

Malta Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Scerri, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

Amyloid precursor protein; Hippocampus; Neurogenesis; Nicotine; Spatial learning

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN; CALCIUM ION; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ACUTE DRUG ADMINISTRATION; AGE; AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SECRETION; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SPATIAL LEARNING; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 84858134421     PISSN: 18133339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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