Aging, spatial learning, and total synapse number in the rat CA1 stratum radiatum

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 407-416

  Geinisman, Y ^a   Ganeshina, O ^a   Yoshida, R ^a   Berry, R W ^a   Disterhoft, J F ^a   Gallagher, M ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related learning deficits; Hippocampus; Nonperforated synapses; Normal aging; Perforated synapses; Postsynaptically silent synapses

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEREOMETRY; SYNAPSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 1242338796     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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