Effects of Walnuts (Juglans regia) on Learning and Memory Functions

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 335-340

  Haider, Saida ^a   Batool, Zehra ^a   Tabassum, Saiqa ^a   Perveen, Tahira ^a   Saleem, Sadia ^a   Naqvi, Fizza ^a   Javed, Huma ^a   Haleem, Darakhshan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Elevated plus maze; Hypophagic action; Nootropic substance; Radial arm maze; Serotonin; Walnut

Indexed keywords

NOOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; METABOLISM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; WALNUT; WISTAR RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; EATING; JUGLANS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

JUGLANS; JUGLANS REGIA; RATTUS;

EID: 83055180645     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-011-0260-2     Document Type: Article

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