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Histology and histochemistry of the aging cerebral cortex: An overview
Author(s) -
Peinado Maria Angeles
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
microscopy research and technique
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1097-0029
pISSN - 1059-910X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0029(19981001)43:1<1::aid-jemt1>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - histology , cerebral cortex , neuroscience , pathology , immunohistochemistry , aging brain , cortex (anatomy) , brain aging , biology , medicine , psychology , cognition
This review contributes to a new vision of the most important findings in the aging cerebral cortex as elucidated by modern histology and histochemistry. It includes an overview of the macroscopic and microscopic changes involved, not only in normal aging, but also in the main age‐related neurodegenerative diseases. Finally, the most accepted theories about aging as well as the implications of nitric oxide in this process are described. Microsc. Res. Tech. 43:1–7, 1998 . © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.