Project Number 5P01AG010485-18 Agency/Funding Organization NIA Funding Year 2009 View Full Project Details for NICOTINIC AGONISTS FOR TREATING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Research Categorization Primary Disease / Condition Alzheimer's Disease CADRO Category C. Translational Research and Clinical Interventions 3. Drug Discovery (small molecules and biologics) d. Neurotransmitter Receptors Researcher and Organization Principal Investigator MEYER, EDWIN M Principal Investigator First Name EDWIN M Principal Investigator Last Name MEYER Awardee Organization University of North Texas Awardee State Texas Contact PI Country United States Project Detail FY Overall Cost $358,953 Funding Organization Agency/Funding Organization NIA Funding Organization Country United States Program Official BUCKHOLTZ, NEIL Related Resources Repository [AlzPED] The alpha7 nicotinic receptor agonist 4OH-GTS-21 protects axotomized septohippocampal cholinergic neurons in wild type but not amyloid-overexpressing transgenic mice.