The influence on cognition of the interactions between lecithin, carnitine and carbohydrate

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 84-91

  Benton, David ^a   Donohoe, Rachael T ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Glucose; Lecithin; Memory; Reaction times

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CARNITINE; GLUCOSE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; SPATIAL MEMORY; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; BEVERAGES; CAPSULES; CARNITINE; COGNITION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; MEMORY; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4544258626     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-004-1773-2     Document Type: Article

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