Effects of prolonged ACTH-stimulation on adrenocortical accumulation of lipofuscin granules in aged rats

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 594-604

  Cheng, B ^a   Hornick, T R ^a,b   Hassan, M O ^a,b   Chou, S C ^a   Abraham, S ^a   Kowal, J ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Adrenal cortex; Aging; Lipofuscin; Secondary lysosome

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; LIPOFUSCIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL STIMULATION; RAT;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033400504     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/tice.1999.0077     Document Type: Article

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