Potassium, but not atropine-stimulated cortical acetylcholine efflux, is reduced in aged rats

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 565-571

  Moore, H ^a   Stuckman, S ^a   Sarter, M ^a   Bruno, J P ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Aging; Atropine; Cortex; Microdialysis; Potassium

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; POTASSIUM;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029830125     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0197-4580(96)00075-9     Document Type: Article

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