Effect of Ageing on Post-Lesion Oestradiol Treatment on Mouse Cholinergic Neurones In Vivo

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1243-1248

  Koszegi, Z ^a   Abraham I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ageing; Basal forebrain; Cholinergic; Cortex; Female; Male; Neuroprotection; Oestradiol

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONAD; IN VIVO STUDY; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

AGING; ANIMALS; BASAL NUCLEUS OF MEYNERT; CELL DEATH; CHOLINERGIC NEURONS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROINJECTIONS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 84865309287     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2012.02331.x     Document Type: Article

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