Selective changes in the contents of noradrenaline, dopamine and serotonin in rat brain areas during aging

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 106, Issue 11-12, 1999, Pages 1089-1098

  Miguez J M ^a   Aldegunde, M ^b   Paz Valinas L ^b   Recio, J ^b   Sanchez Barcelo E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Age; Aging; Dopamine; Monoamines; Noradrenaline; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; FRONTAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIMBIC CORTEX; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL; NERVE ENDING; NIGRONEOSTRIATAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; BRAIN; DOPAMINE; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0342614269     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007020050225     Document Type: Article

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