Age-related changes in oxidative mechanisms and LTP are reversed by dietary manipulation

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 643-653

  McGahon, B M ^a   Murray, C A ^a   Horrobin, D F ^b   Lynch, M A ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Laxdale Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Antioxidants; Arachidonic acid; Dietary manipulation; IL 1 ; LTP

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ARACHIDONIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PRIMROSE OIL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; DIET; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AGING; ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACID; BRAIN; DENTATE GYRUS; DIET; GLUTAMIC ACID; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0033374833     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(99)00027-5     Document Type: Article

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