Increased light intensity prevents the age related loss of vasopressin-expressing neurons in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus

Brain Research

Volumn 693, Issue 1-2, 1995, Pages 261-266

  Lucassen, P J ^a   Hofman, M A ^a   Swaab, D F ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Immunocytochemistry; Light intensity; Suprachiasmatic nucleus; Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VASOPRESSIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

AGING; ANIMAL; CELL COUNT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGHT; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0029143424     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)00933-H     Document Type: Article

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