Sex differences in the corpus callosum with aging

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-197

  Salat, D ^a   Ward, A ^a   Kaye, J A ^b,c   Janowsky, Jeri S ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Aging; Corpus callosum; Human; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neuropsychological tests; Sex characteristics; Visual memory

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 0030850068     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(97)00014-6     Document Type: Article

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