Vitamin C supplementation alleviates electroshock stress but not restraint stress in ICR mice

Food Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 137-144

  Choi, Ji Young ^a   Choi, Yoon Jung ^a   dela Peña, Ike Campomayor ^a   Yoon, Seo Young ^a   Lee, Geum Seon ^a   Shin, Chan Young ^b   Ryu, Jong Hoon ^c   Yu, Gu Yong ^a   Cheong, Jae Hoon ^a  

^a Sahmyook University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Behavior; Corticosterone; Electro shock stress; Restraint stress; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CORTICOSTERONE; ELECTRO-SHOCK STRESS; RESTRAINT STRESS; VITAMIN C;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

VITAMINS;

MUS;

EID: 79957655076     PISSN: 12267708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10068-010-0019-9     Document Type: Article

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