Chronic omega-3 supplementation in seizure-prone versus seizure-resistant rat strains: a cautionary tale

Neuroscience

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 750-758

  Gilby, K L ^a   Jans, J ^a   McIntyre, D C ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADHD; ASD; fatty acids; neuroplasticity; omega 3; seizure

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FLUID INTAKE; HYPERACTIVITY; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; IMPULSIVENESS; KINDLING; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WEANING;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRINKING; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; KINDLING, NEUROLOGIC; MALE; RATS; SEIZURES;

EID: 70149089191     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.07.013     Document Type: Article

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