Changes in cortical circuits during aging

Clinical Neuroscience Research

Volumn 2, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 294-304

  Morrison, John H ^a   Hof, Patrick R ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Estrogen replacement; Hippocampus; Mild cognitive impairment; Neocortex; NMDA receptor

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; ESTROGEN THERAPY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SENESCENCE; SENILE PLAQUE; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 4544363484     PISSN: 15662772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1566-2772(03)00006-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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