Possible regulatory mechanism of DHA-induced anti-stress reaction in rats

Brain Research

Volumn 964, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 136-143

  Takeuchi, Takashi ^a   Iwanaga, Miyoko ^a   Harada, Etsumori ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

(n 3) Fatty acid deficiency; Anti stress; Conditioned fear stress; Docosahexaenoic acid; Elevated plus maze; GABAA receptors

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY; FEEDING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAZE TEST; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REARING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHOCK; SMELLING;

EID: 0037458524     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)04113-6     Document Type: Article

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