Apple juice stimulates organized synaptic activity in cultured cortical neurons

Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-96

  Serra, Michael ^a,b   Shea, Thomas B ^b  

^a Aragon Science   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apple juice; Bicuculline; Cortical neuron; Culture; Inhibitory neuron; Multi electrode arrays; Synaptic signaling

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BICUCULLINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APPLE JUICE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN TISSUE; COGNITION; EMBRYO; FRUIT; MOUSE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VEGETABLE;

MALUS X DOMESTICA; MUS;

EID: 77953622914     PISSN: 15407535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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