The aging human cochlear nucleus: Changes in the glial fibrillary acidic protein, intracellular calcium regulatory proteins, GABA neurotransmitter and cholinergic receptor

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-12

  Sharma, Saroj ^a   Nag, Tapas C ^a   Thakar, Alok ^a   Bhardwaj, Daya N ^a   Roy, Tara Sankar ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Aging changes; Human auditory nucleus; Image analysis; Morphometry; Neurotransmitters

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; AUTOPSY; BIOSYNTHESIS; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUTOPSY; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898923284     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: 18736300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

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