The role of iron in learning and memory

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 112-121

  Fretham, Stephanie J B ^a   Carlson, Erik S ^a   Georgieff, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; IRON; TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN KINASE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON INTAKE; LEARNING; MEMORY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RAT; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1, ALPHA SUBUNIT; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; LEARNING; MEMORY; MICE; NEURONS; PREGNANCY; RATS; TOR SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84862310188     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.110.000190     Document Type: Article

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