Changes in the plastic properties of hippocampal dendritic spines underlie the attenuation of place learning in healthy aged rats

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 109, Issue , 2014, Pages 94-103

  González Ramírez, Myrna M ^a   Velázquez Zamora, Dulce A ^a   Olvera Cortés, María Esther ^a   González Burgos, Ignacio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aging; Dendritic spines; Hippocampus; Morris maze; Plasticity; Rat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; LEARNING; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL TASK; MORRIS WATER MAZE TEST; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

AGING; DENDRITIC SPINES; HIPPOCAMPUS; MORRIS MAZE; PLASTICITY; RAT;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; DENDRITIC SPINES; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 84891365149     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: 10959564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2013.11.017     Document Type: Article

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