Cancellation of low-frequency stimulation-induced long-term depression by docosahexaenoic acid in the rat hippocampus

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 247, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 198-200

  Young, Chainllie ^a   Gean, Po Wu ^b   Wu, Shang Peng ^b   Lin, Chih Hung ^b   Shen, Yu Zen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Docosahexaenoic acid; Learning and memory; Long term depression; Long term potentiation

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032524915     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00272-9     Document Type: Article

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