Effect of thyme oil and thymol dietary supplementation on the antioxidant status and fatty acid composition of the ageing rat brain

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 87-93

  Youdim, Kuresh A ^a   Deans, Stanley G ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Docosahexaenoic acid; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Thyme oil; Thymol

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FATTY ACID; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; PHOSPHOLIPID; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THYME OIL; THYMOL;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0033966969     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s000711450000012x     Document Type: Article

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