Brain weight does not decrease with age in adult rhesus monkeys

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 267-272

  Herndon, J G ^a   Tigges, J ^a   Klumpp, S A ^a   Anderson, D C ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Brain weight; Macaque; Primates

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART WEIGHT; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031853261     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(98)00054-2     Document Type: Article

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