The pH buffering capacity of hippocampal slices from young adult and aged rats

Brain Research

Volumn 779, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 271-275

  Roberts Jr , Eugene L ^a,b   Chih, Ching Ping ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Brain slice; Extracellular pH; Hippocampus; Intracellular pH; Intrinsic buffering power; Ion transport; pH Regulation

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; BUFFER;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CELL PH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

AGING; ANIMALS; BUFFERS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0345627996     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01120-7     Document Type: Article

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