Restoration of sympathetic noradrenergic nerve fibers in the spleen by low doses of L-deprenyl treatment in young sympathectomized and old Fischer 344 rats

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 144-157

  Thyagarajan, S ^a   Felten, S Y ^a   Felten, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

6 hydroxydopamine; Aging; Noradrenergic fibers; Norepinephrine; Selegiline; Spleen; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

SELEGILINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH STIMULATION; MALE; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031839088     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5728(97)00169-0     Document Type: Article

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