FK960, a potential anti-dementia drug, increases synaptic density in the hippocampal CA3 region of aged rats

Brain Research

Volumn 958, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 381-389

  Moriguchi, Akira ^a   Nakano, Kazuo ^a   Yamaguchi, Isamu ^a   Sano, Koichi ^a   Noda, Kose ^a   Hashimoto, Masaharu ^a   Ohara, Kaname ^a   Matsuoka, Nobuya ^a   Goto, Toshio ^a  

^a ASTELLAS PHARMA INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Aging process; Asymmetry synapse; CA3 region; Development and regeneration; FK960; Hippocampus; Symmetry synapse; Synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

DONEPEZIL; N (4 ACETYL 1 PIPERAZINYL) 4 FLUOROBENZAMIDE; NOOTROPIC AGENT;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; BENZAMIDES; CELL COUNT; HIPPOCAMPUS; INDANS; MALE; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PIPERAZINES; PIPERIDINES; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0037184686     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)03686-7     Document Type: Article

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