Effect of Aging on the Activities of Acetylcholinesterase, Na+, K+-ATPase and Mg2+-ATPase in Rat Pituitary and Hypothalamus

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 168-172

  Tsakiris, Stylianos ^a   Angelogianni, Panagoula ^a   Stavridis, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (MAGNESIUM); ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM); BIOREACTOR; ENERGY PRODUCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CA(2+) MG(2+)-ATPASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; KINETICS; MALE; NA(+)-K(+)-EXCHANGING ATPASE; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032033002     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-1998-3-405     Document Type: Article

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