Cognitive impairment related changes in the elemental concentration in the brain of old rat

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 10-11 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 1219-1223

  Serpa, R F B ^a   de Jesus, E F O ^b   Anjos, M J ^a,b   Lopes, R T ^a   do Carmo, M G T ^a   Rocha, M S ^a   Rodrigues, L C ^a   Moreira, S ^c   Martinez, A M B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brain; Learning; Memory; SR TXRF; Trace element

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUORESCENCE; NEUROLOGY; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; TRACE ELEMENTS;

COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; COGNITIVE PROCESSES; ELEMENTAL CONCENTRATION;

BRAIN;

EID: 34948879383     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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