Concurrent administration of coenzyme Q10 and α-tocopherol improves learning in aged mice

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 729-736

  Mcdonald, Shelley R ^a   Sohal, Rajindar S ^b   Forster, Michael J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNTHSC   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Antioxidant combination; C57BL 6 mice; Cognitive decline; Free radicals; Psychmotor function; Recent memory; Ubiquinone 10; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; SOYBEAN OIL; UBIDECARENONE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPPLEMENTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 13844298846     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2004.11.014     Document Type: Article

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