Brain donation in normal aging: Procedures, motivations, and donor characteristics from the biologically resilient adults in neurological studies (BRAiNS) project

Gerontologist

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 716-722

  Schmitt, Frederick A ^a,b   Wetherby, Mary M C ^a,c   Wekstein, David R ^a,b   Dearth, Chantel M S ^a,b   Markesbery, William R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Autopsy; Cognition; Neurofibrillary tangles; Organ donation; Senile plaques

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; CAUSE OF DEATH; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; ORGAN DONOR; SENILE PLAQUE;

EID: 0035209157     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/41.6.716     Document Type: Article

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