The effects of perinatal protein malnutrition on spatial learning and memory behaviour and brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentration in the brain tissue in young rats

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL.1, 2007, Pages 467-472

  Wang, Ling ^a,b   Xu, Ruo Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BDNF; Morris Water Maze; Protein malnutrition; Rat; Spatial learning

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BRAIN CORTEX; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALNUTRITION; MAZE TEST; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROTEIN INTAKE; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALNUTRITION; MAZE LEARNING; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 34047165952     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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