Age-dependent decrease in the activity of succinic dehydrogenase in rat CA1 pyramidal cells: A quantitative cytochemical study

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-62

  Bertoni Freddari, Carlo ^a   Fattoretti, Patrizia ^a   Caselli, Ugo ^a   Paoloni, Roberta ^a   Meier Ruge, William ^b  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brain aging; CA1 pyramidal cells; Mitochondrial morphometry; Neuronal metabolic competence; Neuronal metabolism; Succinic dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOPLASM; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MITOCHONDRION; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

EID: 0030577032     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0047-6374(96)01753-8     Document Type: Article

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