Author name: Kristen Hartman

Hartlage-Rübsamen M, Schliebs R (2001) Rat basal forebrain cholinergic lesion affects neuronal nitric oxide synthase activity in hippocampal and neocortical target regions. Brain Res 889(1-2):155-164. doi: 10.1016/s0006-8993(00)03128-0 Summary: Nitric oxide (NO) mediates a variety of mechanisms in the brain including cortical perfusion, learning and memory, and neuronal plasticity. Cholinergic dysfunction has been associated with some

Baxter MG (2001) Effects of selective immunotoxic lesions on learning and memory. (eds. Hall WA). In: Immunotoxin Methods and Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology. 166:249-265. Humana Press. doi: 10.1385/1-59259-114-0:249 Summary: Dr. Baxter presents a brief review of studies using immunotoxins to study learning and memory. In particular, this chapter focuses on the use of 192-Saporin

Wiley RG (2001) Toxin-induced death of neurotrophin-sensitive neurons. (eds. Rush RA). In: Neurotrophin Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology. 169:217-222. Humana Press. doi: 10.1385/1-59259-060-8:217 Summary: Wiley discusses some of the specifics of using 192-Saporin (Cat. #IT-01) to eliminate cells expressing the rat p75 low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor. Wiley also describes the sequence of events following

Beninger RJ, Dringenberg HC, Boegman RJ, Jhamandas K (2001) Cognitive effects of neurotoxic lesions of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis in rats: differential roles for corticopetal versus amygdalopetal projections. Neurotox Res 3(1):7-21. doi: 10.1007/BF03033227 Summary: The cholinergic hypothesis states that projections of cholinergic neurons from the nucleus basalis magnocellularis to cortical and amygdalar targets are important