Age-Associated Changes of Nitric Oxide Concentration Dynamics in the Central Nervous System of Fisher 344 Rats

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 33-44

  Ledo, Ana ^a   Lourenço, Cátia F ^a   Caetano, Miguel ^a,b   Barbosa, Rui M ^a,b   Laranjinha, João ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aging; Electrochemical detection; Fischer 344 rats; In vivo; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER; CATECHOLAMINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COGNITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR TEST; FISCHER 344 RAT; GROUPS BY AGE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT; ANIMAL; BRAIN; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; MEMORY; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344;

EID: 84921938863     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: 15736830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10571-014-0115-0     Document Type: Article

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