Faculty Articles
Title
Accumulation of D-Aspartic Acid with Age in the Human Brain
Publication Title
Science
Volume
220
Issue
4604
Publication Date / Copyright Date
6-1-1983
First Page
1407
Last Page
1408
Abstract
An age-related accumulation of D-aspartic acid was detected in the white matter of ten normal brains from individuals aged 30 to 80 years. Gray matter showed no systematic increase in D-aspartic acid. The rate constant for D-aspartate formation in the brain is equal to the predicted value calculated for 37 degrees C. Accumulation of the uncommon D-aspartate isomer in myelinated white matter implies that there is little or no turnover of this tissue, and this may have a bearing on dysfunction of the aging brain or on other diseases of myelin.
Disciplines
Medical Specialties | Medicine and Health Sciences | Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy
NSUWorks Citation
Man, Eugene H.; Sandhouse, Mark; Burg, Jonathan; and Fisher, George H., "Accumulation of D-Aspartic Acid with Age in the Human Brain" (1983). Faculty Articles. 560.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_com_faculty_articles/560
