Nerve growth factor induces galanin gene
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Planas, Barbara; Kolb, Pamella E.; Raskind, Murray A.; Miller, Margaret A.
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a potential treatment for cholinergic dysfunction associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). In rats, NGF activates gene expression of the acetylcholine synthetic enzyme choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and prevents age-and lesion-induced degeneration of basal forebrain (