Age-dependent changes in the midsized neurofilament subunit in sensory- motor systems of the cat brainstem: An immunocytochemical study

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2000, Pages

  Zhang, Jian Hua ^b   Sampogna, Sharon ^b   Morales, Francisco R ^b   Chase, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUNEATE NUCLEUS; DENDRITE; FACIAL NERVE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; GRACILE NUCLEUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0034029418     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/55.5.B233     Document Type: Article

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