Delayed neurodegeneration and early astrogliosis after excitotoxicity to the aged brain

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 343-354

  Castillo Ruiz, M M ^a   Campuzano, O ^a   Acarin, L ^a   Castellano, B ^a   Gonzalez, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging; Astrogliosis; Brain; Edema; Excitotoxicity; Experimental stroke; Fluoro Jade B; Neurodegeneration; Striatum

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXCITOTOXICITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STROKE; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGING; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; CELL COUNT; CORPUS STRIATUM; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLIOSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33847753069     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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