Age-related neuronal loss in the rat brain starts at the end of adolescence

• Autori principali: Priscilla eMorterá (Autore), Suzana eHerculano-Houzel (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Frontiers Media S.A., 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Aging-related changes in the brain have been mostly studied through the comparison of young adult and very old animals. However, aging must be considered a lifelong process of cumulative changes that ultimately become evident at old age. To determine when this process of decline begins, we studied h...