Physical exercise habits correlate with gray matter volume of the hippocampus in healthy adult humans

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Killgore, William D S ^a   Olson, Elizabeth A ^a   Weber, Mareen ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890781824     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03457     Document Type: Article

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