Physical activity and the maintenance of cognition: Learning from animal models

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 3, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Cotman, Carl W ^a   Berchtold, Nicole C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CELL FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; EXERCISE; LEARNING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEMORY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UPREGULATION;

EID: 34147172778     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2007.01.013     Document Type: Article

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