Effects of fish oil on the central nervous system: A new potential antidepressant?

Nutritional Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-99

  Naliwaiko, K ^a   Araujo R L F ^a   Da Fonseca, R V ^a   Castilho, J C ^a   Andreatini, R ^a   Bellisimo, M I ^a   Oliveira, B H ^a   Martins, E F ^b   Curi, R ^b   Fernandes, L C ^a   Ferraz, Anete C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerebral function; Depression; Fish oil; Forced swimming; Polyunsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; COCONUT OIL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN LEVEL; BREEDING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HIPPOCAMPUS; LACTATION; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BRAIN LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAZE TEST; MILK LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FEMALE; FISH OILS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAZE LEARNING; MILK; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 3242723174     PISSN: 1028415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10284150410001704525     Document Type: Article

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