Lifelong corticosterone level determines age-related decline in neurogenesis and memory.
Ageing is accompanied by an alteration of spatial memory, a decline in hippocampal neurogenesis and a dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis (HPA) leading to elevated levels of circulating corticosterone. However, the role of the HPA axis in age-related decline in cognitive functions and i...
| Autors principals: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Idioma: | English |
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2006
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