Long-lasting Effects of Early Environmental Stimulation on Cortical Spreading Depression in Normal and Early Malnourished Adult Rats

Nutritional Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-40

  Santos Monteiro, J ^a   Teodosio N R ^a   Guedes, R C A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Basic regional diet; Brain plasticity; Environmental stimulation; Malnutrition; Spreading depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002280226     PISSN: 1028415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1028415X.2000.11747301     Document Type: Article

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