Differential age-related changes in the regional metencephalic volumes in humans: A 5-year follow-up

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 349, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 163-166

  Raz, Naftali ^a   Rodrigue, Karen M ^a   Kennedy, Kristen M ^a   Dahle, Cheryl ^a   Head, Denise ^b   Acker, James D ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cerebellum; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pons; Vermis; Volumetry

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0142091460     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(03)00820-6     Document Type: Article

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