Age-related changes in the cerebellum: Parallel fibers

Brain Research

Volumn 840, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 148-152

  Huang, Chi Ming ^a   Brown, Naoko ^a   Huang, Rosa H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cerebellar; Cerebellum; Granule cell; Parallel fiber

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULE CELL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE;

AGING; ANIMALS; CEREBELLUM; NERVE FIBERS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0033523489     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01707-2     Document Type: Article

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