Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Pages 425-433 , March 2010

Prevention of cognitive deficits and brain oxidative stress with superoxide dismutase/catalase mimetics in aged mice

  • Aaron Clausen

      Affiliations

    • Neuroscience Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
    • ,
  • Susan Doctrow

      Affiliations

    • Proteome Systems Inc., Woburn, MA 01801, USA
    • ,
  • Michel Baudry

      Affiliations

    • Neuroscience Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. HNB 534, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2520, USA. Tel.: +1 213 740 9188; fax: +1 213 740 5687.

Received 9 February 2008 ,Revised 15 April 2008 ,Accepted 6 May 2008.

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PII: S0197-4580(08)00151-6

doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2008.05.009

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Pages 425-433 , March 2010

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