Cognitive impairment in folate-deficient rats corresponds to depleted brain phosphatidylcholine and is prevented by dietary methionine without lowering plasma homocysteine

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 138, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2502-2509

  Troen, Aron M ^a   Chao, Wei Hsun ^a   Crivello, Natalia A ^a   D'Anci, Kristen E ^a   Shukitt Hale, Barbara ^a   Smith, Don E ^a   Selhub, Jacob ^a   Rosenberg, Irwin H ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PYRIDOXINE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; LEARNING; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HOMOCYSTINE; LECITHINS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; METHIONINE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; S-ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

RATTUS;

EID: 57349148222     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.108.093641     Document Type: Article

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