Differential effects of aging on dendritic spines in visual cortex and prefrontal cortex of the rhesus monkey

Neuroscience

Volumn 274, Issue , 2014, Pages 33-43

  Young, M E ^a   Ohm, D T ^a   Dumitriu, D ^a   Rapp, P R ^b   Morrison, J H ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Dendritic spines; Macaque; Prefrontal cortex; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RHESUS MONKEY; STRIATE CORTEX; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT; ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VISUAL CORTEX;

AGING; ANIMALS; DENDRITIC SPINES; FEMALE; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 84901992664     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.05.008     Document Type: Article

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