Translational Research
Volume 153, Issue 3 , Pages 132-141 , March 2009

Acteylcholinesterase inhibitor rivastigmine enhances cellular defenses in neuronal and macrophage-like cell lines

Received 10 April 2008 ,Revised 4 December 2008 ,Accepted 6 December 2008.

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 Supported by VA Research, the Vitoux Foundation, and an investigator-initiated grant from Novartis Pharmaceutical, Inc. with total investigator independence on the design and execution of the project.

PII: S1931-5244(08)00335-6

doi: 10.1016/j.trsl.2008.12.003

Translational Research
Volume 153, Issue 3 , Pages 132-141 , March 2009

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