Synergistic effects of antidementia drugs on spatial learning and recall in the APP23 transgenic mouse model of alzheimer's disease

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 245-251

  Neumeister, Katharina L ^a   Riepe, Matthias W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; awake immobility; donepezil; maze; memantine; spatial learning; transgenic animal model

Indexed keywords

DONEPEZIL; MEMANTINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MONOTHERAPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 84861523642     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2012-111643     Document Type: Article

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