The effects of iron deficiency and iron and zinc supplementation on rat hippocampus ferritin

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1241-1256

  Shoham, S ^a   Youdim, M B H ^b  

^a HERZOG HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Development; Ferritin; Hippocampus; Iron deficiency; Mossy fiber system; Zinc

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON; ZINC;

ACCELERATION; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE COURSE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON SUPPLEMENTATION; IRON THERAPY; MALE; MOSSY FIBER; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ZINC SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; DIET; FERRITINS; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; MOSSY FIBERS, HIPPOCAMPAL; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SILVER STAINING; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ZINC;

EID: 0036387570     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-002-0710-y     Document Type: Article

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