Brain-derived neurotrophic factor modulates the severity of cognitive alterations induced by mutant huntingtin: involvement of phospholipaseCgamma activity and glutamate receptor expression. [electronic resource]
- Neuroscience Feb 2009
- 1234-50 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
0306-4522
10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.11.024 doi
Age Factors Analysis of Variance Animals Biophysics Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor--genetics Cognition Disorders--genetics Discrimination Learning--physiology Disease Models, Animal Electric Stimulation--methods Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials--drug effects Huntingtin Protein In Vitro Techniques Long-Term Potentiation--genetics Male Maze Learning--physiology Mice Mice, Inbred BALB C Mice, Inbred CBA Mice, Transgenic Mutation Nerve Tissue Proteins--genetics Nuclear Proteins--genetics Patch-Clamp Techniques--methods Phospholipase C gamma--metabolism Receptors, AMPA--genetics Receptors, Glutamate--genetics Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate--genetics Swimming