Magnesium attenuates post-traumatic depression/anxiety following diffuse traumatic brain injury in rats

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 529S-533S

  Fromm, Lisa ^a   Heath, Deanne L ^a   Vink, Robert ^b   Nimmo, Alan J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Brain magnesium; Depression; Neurotrauma; Post traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONVALESCENCE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16644397278     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2004.10719396     Document Type: Article

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