The effects of aging on cerebellar β-adrenergic receptor activation and motor learning in female F344 rats

Thomas J. Gould; Paula C. Bickford

doi:10.1016/0304-3940(96)13007-X

The effects of aging on cerebellar β-adrenergic receptor activation and motor learning in female F344 rats

Thomas J. Gould, Paula C. Bickford

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Female Fischer 344 (F344) rats were tested for age-related differences in both cerebellar β-adrenergic receptor activation and motor learning. Three and 20 month old rats were tested on a motor learning paradigm that required the rats to adjust their gait to navigate a runway of unevenly spaced pegs. Rates of acquisition were compared between age groups. After behavioral testing, cerebellar β-adrenergic receptor function was assessed using extracellular recordings of Purkinje cells during iontophoresis of GABA and isoproterenol (ISO). Aged female rats showed deficits in motor learning and in β-adrenergic receptor activation. In young rats, ISO modulated GABAergic inhibition of Purkinje cell firing in more cells compared with aged rats. Thus, aging produces deficits in both motor learning and in β-adrenergic receptor activation in aged female F344 rats.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	53-56
Number of pages	4
Journal	Neuroscience letters
Volume	216
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3940(96)13007-X
State	Published - Sep 20 1996

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