Ganglioside lateralization in the brain of female rats

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 643-648

  Palestini, P ^a,b   Toppi, N ^a   Ferraretto, A ^a   Pitto, M ^a   Masserini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Dipto di Chimiea e Biochim Medica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Ganglioside; Hemispheres; Long chain base; Sex

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; GANGLIOSIDE;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTIONATION; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GANGLIOSIDES; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0030671327     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19971115)50:4<643::AID-JNR14>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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