Plasticity of aged perivascular axons following exogenous NGF: Analysis of catecholamines

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 125-134

  Dickason, A K ^a   Isaacson, L G ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HPLC ECD analysis of perivascular catecholamines; In vivo NGF infusion; Neuronal plasticity; Plasticity of aged sympathetic neurons; Tyrosine hydroxylase immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; NORADRENALIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

AGING; ANIMALS; AXONS; BLOOD VESSELS; CATECHOLAMINES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFUSION PUMPS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0036147668     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(01)00238-X     Document Type: Article

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