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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 2.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Exp Med Biol. 2019;1175:273–324. doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-9913-8_11

Table 11.1.

Summary of lesion models of Alzheimer’s disease. Modified from [232]

Lesion Cholinergic Non-cholinergic Neuropathology References
Electrolytic Yes Yes Neuronal death [156, 293]
Excitotoxins (NMDA, Ibotenic acid, Quisalic acid) Yes Yes Neuronal death [69, 330]
Quinolinic acid Yes Yes Neuronal death [37]
Colchicine Yes Yes Neuronal death [258]
Alkaloids Yes Yes Neuronal death [65]
AF64A Yes No Neuronal death [53, 97, 318]
192Ig-G saporin Yes No Neuronal death [325, 327]
Alcohol Yes Yes Neuronal death [13]
β-Amyloid No No Cholinergic Dysfunction [88, 211]