The history of the cholinergic hypothesis A Contestabile Behavioural brain research 221 (2), 334-340, 2011 | 499 | 2011 |
Roles of NMDA receptor activity and nitric oxide production in brain development A Contestabile Brain Research Reviews 32 (2-3), 476-509, 2000 | 439 | 2000 |
Partial neuroprotection of in vivo excitotoxic brain damage by chronic administration of the red wine antioxidant agent, trans-resveratrol in rats M Virgili, A Contestabile Neuroscience letters 281 (2-3), 123-126, 2000 | 303 | 2000 |
Reciprocal interactions between microglia and neurons: from survival to neuropathology E Polazzi, A Contestabile Reviews in the Neurosciences 13 (3), 221-242, 2002 | 299 | 2002 |
An in vivo model for studying function of brain tissue temporarily devoid of glial cell metabolism: the use of fluorocitrate RE Paulsen, A Contestabile, L Villani, F Fonnum Journal of neurochemistry 48 (5), 1377-1385, 1987 | 292 | 1987 |
Biochemical, molecular and epigenetic mechanisms of valproic acid neuroprotection B Monti, E Polazzi, A Contestabile Current molecular pharmacology 2 (1), 95-109, 2009 | 288 | 2009 |
Cerebellar granule cells as a model to study mechanisms of neuronal apoptosis or survivalin vivo andin vitro A Contestabile The cerebellum 1, 41-55, 2002 | 250 | 2002 |
Valproic acid is neuroprotective in the rotenone rat model of Parkinson’s disease: involvement of α-synuclein B Monti, V Gatta, F Piretti, SS Raffaelli, M Virgili, A Contestabile Neurotoxicity research 17, 130-141, 2010 | 216 | 2010 |
Role of nitric oxide in the regulation of neuronal proliferation, survival and differentiation A Contestabile, E Ciani Neurochemistry international 45 (6), 903-914, 2004 | 216 | 2004 |
Nitric oxide regulates cGMP‐dependent cAMP‐responsive element binding protein phosphorylation and Bcl‐2 expression in cerebellar neurons: implication for a survival role of … E Ciani, S Guidi, R Bartesaghi, A Contestabile Journal of neurochemistry 82 (5), 1282-1289, 2002 | 181 | 2002 |
Inhibition of free radical production or free radical scavenging protects from the excitotoxic cell death mediated by glutamate in cultures of cerebellar granule neurons E Ciani, L Grøneng, M Voltattorni, V Rolseth, A Contestabile, RE Paulsen Brain research 728 (1), 1-6, 1996 | 148 | 1996 |
Topography of cholinergic and substance P pathways in the habenulo-interpeduncular system of the rat. An immunocytochemical and microchemical approach A Contestabile, L Villani, A Fasolo, MF Franzoni, L Gribaudo, O Øktedalen, ... Neuroscience 21 (1), 253-270, 1987 | 143 | 1987 |
Subchronic rolipram delivery activates hippocampal CREB and arc, enhances retention and slows down extinction of conditioned fear B Monti, C Berteotti, A Contestabile Neuropsychopharmacology 31 (2), 278-286, 2006 | 133 | 2006 |
Akt pathway mediates a cGMP‐dependent survival role of nitric oxide in cerebellar granule neurones E Ciani, M Virgili, A Contestabile Journal of Neurochemistry 81 (2), 218-228, 2002 | 125 | 2002 |
Brain nitric oxide and its dual role in neurodegeneration/neuroprotection: understanding molecular mechanisms to devise drug approaches A Contestabile, B Monti, A Contestabile, E Ciani Current medicinal chemistry 10 (20), 2147-2174, 2003 | 122 | 2003 |
Regulation of transcription factors by nitric oxide in neurons and in neural-derived tumor cells A Contestabile Progress in neurobiology 84 (4), 317-328, 2008 | 116 | 2008 |
Cholinergic and GABAergic forebrain projections to the habenula and nucleus interpeduncularis: surgical and kainic acid lesions A Contestabile, F Fonnum Brain research 275 (2), 287-297, 1983 | 114 | 1983 |
Oxidative stress in neurodegeneration: mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives A Contestabile Current topics in medicinal chemistry 1 (6), 553-568, 2001 | 111 | 2001 |
Microglial cells protect cerebellar granule neurons from apoptosis: evidence for reciprocal signaling E Polazzi, T Gianni, A Contestabile Glia 36 (3), 271-280, 2001 | 111 | 2001 |
Blockade of the NMDA receptor increases developmental apoptotic elimination of granule neurons and activates caspases in the rat cerebellum B Monti, A Contestabile European Journal of Neuroscience 12 (9), 3117-3123, 2000 | 103 | 2000 |