Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids increase the neurite outgrowth of rat sensory neurones throughout development and in aged animals

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 678-687

  Robson, Lesley G ^a   Dyall, Simon C ^a   Sidloff, David ^a   Michael Titus, Adina T ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Arachidonic acid; Docosahexaenoic acid; Dorsal root ganglia; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Neurite outgrowth; Omega 3 fatty acids; Rat; Sensory neurones

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; RETINOIC ACID;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROTROPISM; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL GANGLION;

EID: 77049084743     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2008.05.027     Document Type: Article

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