17beta-estradiol enhances cortical cholinergic innervation and preserves synaptic density following excitotoxic lesions to the rat nucleus basalis magnocellularis.

Horvath, K M

17beta-estradiol enhances cortical cholinergic innervation and preserves synaptic density following excitotoxic lesions to the rat nucleus basalis magnocellularis. [electronic resource] - Neuroscience 2002 - 489-504 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

0306-4522

10.1016/s0306-4522(01)00560-7 doi


Acetylcholinesterase--metabolism
Animals
Avoidance Learning--drug effects
Basal Nucleus of Meynert--drug effects
Carrier Proteins--metabolism
Cerebral Cortex--drug effects
Choline O-Acetyltransferase--metabolism
Cholinergic Fibers--drug effects
Cognition Disorders--drug therapy
Estradiol--metabolism
Female
Immunohistochemistry
Membrane Transport Proteins
Memory--drug effects
Neurodegenerative Diseases--drug therapy
Neuroprotective Agents--pharmacology
Neurotoxins--pharmacology
Ovariectomy
Presynaptic Terminals--drug effects
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Receptor, Nerve Growth Factor--metabolism
Synaptophysin--metabolism
Vesicular Acetylcholine Transport Proteins
Vesicular Transport Proteins