Synaptic vesicle ultrastructural changes in the rat hippocampus induced by a combination of α-linolenate deficiency and a learning task

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1261-1268

  Yoshida, S ^a   Yasuda, A ^a   Kawazato, H ^a   Sakai, K ^a   Shimada, T ^a   Takeshita, M ^a   Yuasa, S ^b   Kobayashi, T ^b   Watanabe, S ^b   Okuyama, H ^b  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dietary oil; Discrimination learning; Electron micrograph; Linoleic acid; Synaptic vesicle; Linolenic acid

Indexed keywords

LINOLENIC ACID; PERILLA OIL; SAFFLOWER OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRIGHTNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID DEFICIENCY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING TEST; LIPID COMPOSITION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SYNAPSE VESICLE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALIA; CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; PERILLA;

EID: 19244383935     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68031261.x     Document Type: Article

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