Long-term Consequences of Early Undernourishment on the Activation of Brain Serotonin Synthesis in the Rat: Effect of Nutritional Recovery during the Period of Nursing

Nutritional Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 57-67

  Manjarrez, G G ^a   Herrera, M J R ^a   Gonzalez R M ^a   Hernandez Z E ^a   Manuel, A L ^a   Hernandez J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Brain; Nutritional recovery; Serotonin; Tryptophan 5 hydroxylase; Undernourishment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038771917     PISSN: 1028415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1028415X.1999.11747263     Document Type: Article

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