Chronic n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid diet-deficiency acts on dopamine metabolism in the rat frontal cortex: A microdialysis study

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 240, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 177-181

  Zimmer, L ^a   Hembert, S ^a   Durand, G ^b   Breton, P ^c   Guilloteau, D ^a   Besnard, J C ^a   Chalon, S ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c Delegation Generale pour l'Armement   (France)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Dopamine metabolites; Frontal codex; Microdialysis; n 3 Polyunsaturated fatty acid; Tyramine

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TYRAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; DOPAMINE RELEASE; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; INTERNALIZATION; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032536021     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00938-5     Document Type: Article

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