A study of mitochondria in spinal ganglion neurons during life: Quantitative changes from youth to extremely advanced age

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 93-98

  Martinelli, C ^a   Sartori, P ^a   Ledda, M ^a   Pannese, Ennio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Dorsal root ganglia; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Sensory neurons

Indexed keywords

LIPOFUSCIN;

ADAPTATION; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL ENERGY; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DEGRADATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABBIT; SPINAL GANGLION; SPINAL NERVE;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33645134726     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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