Walter Fischer

Continuous infusion of nerve growth factor prevents basal forebrain neuronal death after fimbria fornix transection.

Lawrence R. Williams, S Varon, Gregory M. Peterson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1986 · 1.1K citations

Forebrain Neuronal Death, Cell Death, Peripheral Nerve +20

Amelioration of cholinergic neuron atrophy and spatial memory impairment in aged rats by nerve growth factor

Walter Fischer, Klas Wictorin, Anders Björklund et al. · Nature · 1987 · 1K citations

Aging, Brain Function, Neuroanatomy +11

Autocrine VEGF–VEGFR2–Neuropilin-1 signaling promotes glioma stem-like cell viability and tumor growth

Petra Hamerlik, Justin D. Lathia, Rikke Rasmussen et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 2012 · 393 citations · Full text

Degenerative Changes in Forebrain Cholinergic Nuclei Correlate with Cognitive Impairments in Aged Rats

Walter Fischer, Fred H. Gage, Anders Björklund · European Journal of Neuroscience · 1989 · 338 citations

Brain Function, Degenerative Changes, Cell Size +17

TGF-beta superfamily members promote survival of midbrain dopaminergic neurons and protect them against MPP+ toxicity.

Kerstin Krieglstein, Clemens Suter‐Crazzolara, Walter Fischer et al. · The EMBO Journal · 1995 · 330 citations · Full text

Molecular Neuroscience, Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons, Tgf-beta Superfamily Members +12