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Age Changes in the Human for Some Enzymes Associated with Metabolism of Catecholamines, GABA and Acetylcholine

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Neurobiology of Aging

Part of the book series: Advances in Behavioral Biology ((ABBI,volume 16))

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Aging is associated with physiological changes such as a shortened sleep span, flattening of mood, decreased total motor activity, altered neuroendocrine function, and declining mental acuity. The catecholamines and serotonin are thought to play a role in the sleep-waking cycle, as well as in mood, appetite, extrapyramidal motor function and sexual activity. Therefore change with age in the amines and their metabolizing enzymes might be anticipated. To date only a few studies have been done in humans, but the preliminary reports indicate that important age effects do exist.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

    E. G. McGeer & P. L. McGeer

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  1. Department of Neurobiology Delta Regional Primate Research Center, Tulane University, Covington, Louisiana, USA

    J. Mark Ordy (Head) (Head)

  2. Division of Biomedical Sciences, Delta Regional Primate Research Center, Covington, Louisiana, USA

    Kenneth R. Brizzee (Head) (Head)

  3. Department of Anatomy, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Kenneth R. Brizzee (Head) (Head)

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McGeer, E.G., McGeer, P.L. (1975). Age Changes in the Human for Some Enzymes Associated with Metabolism of Catecholamines, GABA and Acetylcholine. In: Ordy, J.M., Brizzee, K.R. (eds) Neurobiology of Aging. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 16. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0925-3_13

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