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Abstract
A general review of cholinergic receptors in human brain is presented. The paper focuses upon changes in normal aging brain and in Alzheimer disease. Studies from five different approaches are reported: 1) molecular biology; 2) receptor binding studies; 3) studies with specific neurotoxins; 4) immunocytochemistry; and 5) PET scan. These studies document profound and characteristic differences between the normal aging and the pathological Alzheimer brain with regard to cholinergic receptor localization, distribution, and function.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2079716 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.490270416
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurosci Res ISSN: 0360-4012 Impact factor: 4.164