Age-related decrease in the N-methyl-D-aspartate(R)-mediated excitatory postsynaptic potential in hippocampal region CA1

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 445-452

  Barnes, C A ^a,b   Rao, G ^b   Shen, J ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Glutamate receptors; LTP; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEMORY; N-METHYLASPARTATE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030755342     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(97)00044-4     Document Type: Article

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