Short-term consumption of a diet rich in fat decreases anxiety response in adult male rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1039-1042

  Prasad, Amit ^a   Prasad, Chandan ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Dietary carbohydrate; Dietary fat; Dietary protein; Hormones

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FAT INTAKE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; RAT;

EID: 0030249770     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(96)00135-7     Document Type: Article

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