Method for treating Alzheimer's disease using glial line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) protein product
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1. A method for treating injury or degeneration of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons comprising administering to a subject suffering from such injury or degeneration a therapeutically effective amount of a glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) protein product.
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The present invention relates generally to methods for treating injury or degeneration of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons by administering glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF). The invention relates specifically to methods for treating Alzheimer'"'"'s disease.
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- 1. A method for treating injury or degeneration of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons comprising administering to a subject suffering from such injury or degeneration a therapeutically effective amount of a glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) protein product.
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