Age-related changes in activity of Fischer 344 rat brain acetylcholinesterase molecular forms

Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology

Volumn 35, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 13-21

  Skau, K A ^a   Triplett, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Aging; Fischer 344; Molecular forms; Rat brain

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ACETYLCHOLINE BRAIN LEVEL; AGE; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; CORPUS STRIATUM; ISOENZYMES; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; OLFACTORY BULB; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PARIETAL LOBE; PONS; PROSENCEPHALON; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032959092     PISSN: 10447393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02815113     Document Type: Article

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