title: Morphometric evaluation of posterior funiculus nerve fibers in relation to aging.
abstract: We morphologically evaluated the size of axons in the posterior funiculus in different age groups and examined the changes due to aging. In the past, such studies have been conducted at the cervical spinal cord (C6) level, and a decrease in the size and number of axons due to aging has been noted. The current study was conducted at the lower lumbar spinal cord (L2) level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Showa University School of Medicine, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ayabe
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Atsumi
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D001369:Axons / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000166:cytology*