Dose-dependent effects of walnuts on motor and cognitive function in aged rats

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1140-1144

  Willis, Lauren M ^a   Shukitt Hale, Barbara ^a   Cheng, Vivian ^a   Joseph, James A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Fatty acids; Learning; Polyphenols; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FISCHER 344 RAT; FOOD ANALYSIS; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RAT; REFERENCE MEMORY; WALKING; WALNUT; WORKING MEMORY;

AGING; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; JUGLANS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; NUTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; REACTION TIME;

JUGLANS; RATTUS;

EID: 67649419152     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114508059369     Document Type: Article

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