Effects of a B-vitamin-deficient diet on exploratory activity, motor coordination, and spatial learning in young adult Balb/c mice

Brain Research

Volumn 1188, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 122-131

  Lalonde, R ^a,b   Barraud, H ^c,d   Ravey, J ^c,d   Gueant J L ^c,d   Bronowicki, J P ^c,d   Strazielle, C ^c,d  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Folate; Homocysteine; Motor activity; Motor coordination; Spatial learning; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; FEEDING; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HYPERACTIVITY; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

MUS;

EID: 37349066157     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.10.068     Document Type: Article

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