Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 30, Issue 10 , Pages 1614-1625 , October 2009

Septal grafts restore cognitive abilities and amyloid precursor protein metabolism

  • Eugenio Aztiria

      Affiliations

    • B.R.A.I.N. Centre for Neuroscience, Department of Physiology and Pathology, University of Trieste, Via Fleming 22, 34127 Trieste, Italy
    • These authors contributed equally to the study.
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  • Tiziana Cataudella

      Affiliations

    • B.R.A.I.N. Centre for Neuroscience, Department of Physiology and Pathology, University of Trieste, Via Fleming 22, 34127 Trieste, Italy
    • These authors contributed equally to the study.
    • ,
  • Santi Spampinato

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, University of Bologna, Italy
    • ,
  • Giampiero Leanza

      Affiliations

    • B.R.A.I.N. Centre for Neuroscience, Department of Physiology and Pathology, University of Trieste, Via Fleming 22, 34127 Trieste, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 040 5587904; fax: +39 040 567862.

Received 1 October 2007 ,Revised 12 December 2007 ,Accepted 19 December 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2007.12.018

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 30, Issue 10 , Pages 1614-1625 , October 2009

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