Immunohistochemical and neurochemical correlates of learning deficits in aged rats

Neuroscience

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 275-289

  Stemmelin, J ^a   Lazarus, C ^a   Cassel, S ^a   Kelche, C ^a   Cassel, J C ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Basal forebrain; Cortex; Hippocampus; Monoamines; Striatum

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; DOPAMINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; SEROTONIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEARNING; MAZE TEST; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATECHOLAMINES; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEARNING DISORDERS; MAZE LEARNING; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0033975658     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(99)00561-8     Document Type: Article

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