Upregulation of choline acetyltransferase activity in hippocampus and frontal cortex of elderly subjects with mild cognitive impairment
β Scribed by Steven T. DeKosky; Milos D. Ikonomovic; Scot D. Styren; Laurel Beckett; Stephen Wisniewski; David A. Bennett; Elizabeth J. Cochran; Jeffrey H. Kordower; Elliott J. Mufson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 382 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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