The effects of aging on the central nervous system steroid profiles and myelin basic protein in rats

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 117-124

  Ciftci, Gulay ^a   Yarim, Gul Fatma ^a   Yarim, Murat ^a   Karayigit, Mehmet Onder ^a   Cenesiz, Sena ^a   Nisbet, Cevat ^a   Gultiken, Murat Erdem ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aging; Myelin basic protein; Neurosteroid; Rat

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; PRASTERONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STAINING;

AGING; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEROIDS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 84864507550     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/7625     Document Type: Article

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