Evidence for increased NADPH-diaphorase-positive neurons in the central auditory system of the aged rat

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 648-653

  Huh, Youngbuhm ^a   Choon Park, Dong ^b   Geun Yeo, Seung ^a   Cha Il, Chang ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aging; Auditory cortex; Cochlear nucleus; Inferior colliculus; Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate

Indexed keywords

REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; GROUPS BY AGE; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL CORTEX; WISTAR RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFERIOR COLLICULI; MALE; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 45849150042     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480701636868     Document Type: Article

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