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A Biegon, V Greenberger, M Segal.
Abstract
Using a newly developed method for quantitative acetylcholinesterase (AChE) histochemistry we find a substantial decrease in AChE content in aged rats compared to young controls in the cholinergic cell body regions (the ventral pallidum and the medial septal nuclei) and, to a smaller extent in the projection areas (the cortex and hippocampus). In the same group of aged rats we find a severe deficit in the acquisition of a water maze task. Quantitative histochemistry is a potent method for detecting localized changes in AChE content in otherwise intact, learning-impaired aged rats.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3724956 DOI: 10.1016/0197-4580(86)90046-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurobiol Aging ISSN: 0197-4580 Impact factor: 4.673