The effects of dietary antioxidants on psychomotor performance in aged mice

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 797-808

  Shukitt Hale, Barbara ^a   Smith, Donald E ^a   Meydani, Mohsen ^a   Joseph, James A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Chronic dietary treatment; Glutathione; Melatonin; Motor behavior; Oxidative stress; Strawberry; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE; MELATONIN;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FRUIT; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 0032841754     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5565(99)00039-X     Document Type: Article

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