Plasticity in the aging central nervous system

International Review of Neurobiology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2001, Pages 339-354

  Barnes, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AGING; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

EID: 0035197253     PISSN: 00747742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7742(01)45018-5     Document Type: Article

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