An age-related decline in striatal taurine is correlated with a loss of dopaminergic markers

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 319-324

  Dawson Jr , Ralph ^a   Pelleymounter, Mary Ann ^b   Cullen, Mary Jane ^b   Gollub, Mathew ^b   Liu, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

^b AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Dopamine; Neurotrophins; Spatial learning; Striatum; Taurine

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NEUROTROPIC AGENT; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; TAURINE;

AGING; AMINO ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; AGING; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; TAURINE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0345369375     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(99)00003-9     Document Type: Article

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