Galanin Hyperinnervation Upregulates Choline Acetyltransferase Expression in Cholinergic Basal Forebrain Neurons in Alzheimer’s Disease
Author(s) -
Scott Counts,
Bin He,
Shaoli Che,
Stephen D. Ginsberg,
Elliott J. Mufson
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
neurodegenerative diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.98
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1660-2862
pISSN - 1660-2854
DOI - 10.1159/000113710
Subject(s) - basal forebrain , choline acetyltransferase , galanin , cholinergic neuron , cholinergic , neuroscience , alzheimer's disease , basal (medicine) , medicine , endocrinology , biology , disease , neuropeptide , receptor , insulin
Fibers containing galanin (GAL) enlarge and hyperinnervate cholinergic basal forebrain (CBF) nucleus basalis (NB) neurons in late-stage Alzheimer's disease (AD), yet the physiological consequences of this phenomenon are unclear.
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