Age-Related Deficits in Spatial Memory and Hippocampal Spines in Virgin, Female Fischer 344 Rats
Effects of aging on memory and brain morphology were examined in aged, 21-month-old, and young, 4-month-old, Fischer 344 female rats. Spatial memory was assessed using the object placement task, and dendritic spine density was determined on pyramidal neurons in the hippocampus following Golgi impreg...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
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Series: | Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/316386 |