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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-10-6
pubmed:abstractText
Neurotransmission is impaired in age-related disorders, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, which has prompted many investigations into the neurochemistry of the aging human brain. Of all the neurotransmitter systems studied, age-related changes in parameters of the serotonergic, cholinergic, and dopaminergic systems are the most reliably measured. The association of these neurotransmitters, respectively, with mood, memory, and motor function has fueled interest in how changes in neurochemistry may contribute to age-associated behavioral changes and possibly predispose older persons to diseases of late life. The evidence suggests that impaired neurotransmission may be responsible for at least some of the behavioral abnormalities associated with aging. Moreover, age-related neurodegenerative diseases may evolve from the interaction between defects in specific neurochemical mechanisms and as-yet undefined pathophysiologic processes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0016-867X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
53 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S9-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Neurochemical changes in the aging human brain: implications for behavioral impairment and neurodegenerative disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review