The ability of aged rats to sustain long-term potentiation is restored when the age-related decrease in membrane arachidonic acid concentration is reversed.

McGahon, B

The ability of aged rats to sustain long-term potentiation is restored when the age-related decrease in membrane arachidonic acid concentration is reversed. [electronic resource] - Neuroscience Nov 1997 - 9-16 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0306-4522

10.1016/s0306-4522(97)00116-4 doi


Aging--physiology
Animals
Arachidonic Acid--analysis
Dentate Gyrus--chemistry
Diet
Electrophysiology
Glutamic Acid--metabolism
Long-Term Potentiation--drug effects
Male
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate--metabolism
Synaptic Membranes--chemistry
gamma-Linolenic Acid--metabolism