Age-related decline in DNA polymerase β activity in rat brain and tissues

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 991-995

  Vyjayanti, V N ^a   Swain, Umakanta ^a   Rao, Kalluri Subba ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aging; Brain; DNA polymerase ; Post mitotic tissue; Proliferating tissue

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE BETA; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN; TESTIS; TISSUES;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DNA POLYMERASE BETA; FEMALE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS;

EID: 84862885049     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: 15736903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-011-0694-9     Document Type: Article

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