Age-related changes in the brains of senescence-accelerated mice (SAM): Association with glial and endothelial reactions
- 1 October 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Microscopy Research and Technique
Abstract
Twelve substrains of inbred senescence‐accelerated mice (SAM) have been developed, among which the SAMP8 and SAMP10 strains show a significant age‐related deterioration in learning and memory for passive and active avoidance tasks. These strains have, respectively, a low and high incidence of systemic senile amyloidosis. Although we found no amyloid deposits in their brain parenchyma, a variety of age‐related alterations were identified, involving neurons, glia, and vessels in the brain tissues. Here we review the degenerative changes in aged SAMP8 and SAMP10 brains. These changes are generally similar to the pathology of aging human brain and may be characterized by their association with some specific glial reactions. Microsc. Res. Tech. 43:59–67, 1998.Keywords
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