Chronic hypoxia induces the activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and stimulates hippocampal neurogenesis in wild-type and APPswe-PS1ΔE9 transgenic mice in vivo

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue FEB, 2014, Pages

  Varela Nallar, Lorena ^a,b   Rojas Abalos, Macarena ^a   Abbott, Ana C ^a   Moya, Esteban A ^a   Iturriaga, Rodrigo ^a   Inestrosa, Nibaldo C ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

Author keywords

catenin; Alzheimer's disease; HIF 1 ; Hippocampus; Hypoxia; Neurogenesis; Wnt signaling pathway

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893658931     PISSN: 16625102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2014.00017     Document Type: Article

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