Age-related changes in diurnal acetylcholine release in the prefrontal cortex of male rats as measured by microdialysis

Neuroscience

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 429-434

  Mitsushima, D ^a   Mizuno, T ^a   Kimura, F ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

acetylcholine; aging; daily rhythm; diurnal rhythm; prefrontal cortex; spontaneous motor activity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030001779     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(95)00572-2     Document Type: Article

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