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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-9-24
pubmed:abstractText
The present study investigated the age-related alterations in responses of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis (nbM) neurons to frontal cortex (FCX) stimulation. Single unit extracellular recording from the nbM neurons were obtained with glass micropipettes in urethane-anesthetized rats. A total of 137 units were located within the nbM in the three age groups (young, 3 months; adult, 12 months; old, 24 months). FCX stimulation elicited responses in 91% of the 137 neurons. Most of them were excited. The frequency of occurrence of excitatory responses in the nbM neurons was decreased with aging. The thresholds and latencies of excitatory responses evoked by FCX stimulation were increased in old rats. The mean peak-firing rate of exciting phase was gradually reduced with aging. These findings indicate that there might be some functional changes in the nbM neurons with aging.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
330
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
285-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Age-related alterations in responses of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis neurons to frontal cortex stimulation in rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China. yuqzhang@fudan.edu.cn
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study