Galanin in Alzheimer's disease: neuroinhibitory or neuroprotective?
Galanin in Alzheimer's disease: neuroinhibitory or neuroprotective?
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Counts, S E , Perez, S E and Mufson, E J
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Switzerland
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English
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Switzerland
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Galanin (GAL) and GAL receptors (GALRs) are overexpressed in degenerating brain regions associated with cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The functional consequences of GAL plasticity in AD are unclear. GAL inhibits cholinergic transmission in the hippocampus and impairs spatial memory in rodent models, suggesting GAL overexpression ex...
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Galanin in Alzheimer's disease: neuroinhibitory or neuroprotective?
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2911017
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2911017
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1420-682X
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1420-9071
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10.1007/s00018-008-8159-2
