Resveratrol preserves cerebrovascular density and cognitive function in aging mice

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Volumn 1, Issue DEC, 2009, Pages

  Oomen, Charlotte A ^a   Farkas, Eszter ^b   Roman, Viktor ^a   van der Beek, Eline M ^c   Luiten, Paul G M ^a   Meerlo, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c DANONE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Antioxidant; Cerebrovascular system; Cholinergic system; French paradox; Maze learning; Microvessels; Resveratrol

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960215837     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16634365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/neuro.24.004.2009     Document Type: Article

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