Lipofuscin concentration of the brain shows a reduction with age in male garden lizard

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Pharmacology Toxicology and Endocrinology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 229-232

  Manibabu, P V ^a   Patnaik, B K ^b  

^a Khallikote College   (India)

^b BERHAMPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Age; Autofluorescence; Brain; Lipid peroxidation; Lizard; Poikilotherm; Reptile; Spectrofluorimetry

Indexed keywords

LIPOFUSCIN;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; LIZARD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

EID: 0030878760     PISSN: 07428413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-8413(97)00054-6     Document Type: Article

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