Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 26, Issue 7 , Pages 1035-1050 , July 2005

Regulation of cytochrome oxidase activity in the rat forebrain throughout adulthood

  • D.R. Riddle

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1010, USA
    • Program in Neuroscience, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1010, USA
    • Roena Kulynych Center for Memory and Cognition Research, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1010, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 336 716 4677; fax: +1 336 716 4534.
    • ,
  • M.E. Forbes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1010, USA

Received 12 March 2004 ,Revised 2 August 2004 ,Accepted 28 September 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2004.09.010

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 26, Issue 7 , Pages 1035-1050 , July 2005

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