Creatine prevents behavioral alterations caused by methylmalonic acid administration into the hippocampus of rats in the open field task

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 244, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 23-29

  Vasques, V ^d   Brinco, F ^d   Viegas, C M ^d   Wajner, M ^a,b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Inhibitory avoidance; Methylmalonic acid; Methylmalonic acidemia; Open field; Rat behavior

Indexed keywords

CREATINE; DIZOCILPINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCCINIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN; BRAIN FUNCTION; CANNULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY YIELD; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHYLMALONIC ACIDEMIA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC, INBORN; CREATINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; METHYLMALONIC ACID; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SUCCINIC ACID; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33646115807     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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