The glucocorticoid paradox of caloric restriction in slowing brain aging

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 707-717

  Patel, N V ^a   Finch, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Astrocytes; Caloric restriction; Cognition; CORT; GFAP; Glucose metabolism; Hippocampal atrophy; Microglia; Neurons; Spatial learning

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; FREE RADICAL; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOSE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HYDROCORTISONE; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

AGING; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SURVIVAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; GLIA CELL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIFESPAN; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MAZE TEST; MICROGLIA; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPATIAL MEMORY; SYNAPSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CALORIC RESTRICTION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036752023     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(02)00017-9     Document Type: Article

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