Increased dendritic extent in hippocampal CA1 neurons from aged F344 rats

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 601-611

  Pyapali, Gowri K ^a   Turner, Dennis A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CA1 Pyramidal cells; Dendritic plasticity; Electrotonic modeling; Intracellular labeling; Morphometry; Neurobiotin; Neuronal reconstructions; Neuronal structure

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; DENDRITE; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

EID: 0029812884     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0197-4580(96)00034-6     Document Type: Article

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