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Transcription profiling of rat hippocampus from young and aged rats with age-related spatial learning impairments

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to investigate whether the differences in memory decline associated with aging are a result of differences in gene expression. We first categorized age-unimpaired and age-impaired rats based on their performance in the Morris Water Maze and then isolated messenger RNA from the CA1 hippocampal region of each animal to interrogate Affymetrix microarrays. Microarray analysis (p<0.005) identified a set of 50 genes that were transcribed differently in age-unimpaired animals that had successfully learned a spatial task compared to aged learning-impaired animals and a variety of groups designed to control for all non-learning aspects of exposure to the water maze paradigm. Experiment Overall Design: a total of 79 samples were analyzed including aged and young rats. One chip was interrogated per animal. Analysis of aged rat data includes 44 samples. Controls include cage controls, yoked controls (no platform), visible platform controls.

ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus

SUBMITTER: Corinna Burger

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-3531 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Changes in transcription within the CA1 field of the hippocampus are associated with age-related spatial learning impairments.

Burger Corinna C López M Cecilia MC Feller Joyce A JA Baker Henry V HV Muzyczka Nicholas N Mandel Ronald J RJ

Neurobiology of learning and memory 20060710 1

Aged rats display a broad range of behavioral performance in spatial learning. The aim of this study was to identify candidate genes that are associated with learning and memory impairments. We first categorized aged-superior learners and age learning-impaired rats based on their performance in the Morris water maze (MWM) and then isolated messenger RNA from the CA1 hippocampal region of each animal to interrogate Affymetrix microarrays. Microarray analysis identified a set of 50 genes that was ...[more]

PMID: 16829144

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Transcription profiling of rat hippocampus from young and aged rats with age-related spatial learning impairments

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Changes in transcription within the CA1 field of the hippocampus are associated with age-related spatial learning impairments.

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