Exposure to 56 Fe irradiation accelerates normal brain aging and produces deficits in spatial learning and memory

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1087-1092

  Shukitt Hale, Barbara ^a   Casadesus, Gemma ^b   Carey, Amanda N ^a   Rabin, Bernard M ^c   Joseph, James A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cognitive; Countermeasures; Inflammation; Morris water maze; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ASTROBIOLOGY; BRAIN; IRRADIATION; NEUROLOGY; OXYGEN;

INFLAMMATION; MORRIS WATER MAZE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPATIAL MEMORY;

IRON;

EID: 34249310995     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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