Cognitive and neurochemical alterations in hyperhomocysteinemic rat

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-43

  Gao, Lin ^a   Zeng, Xiao Ning ^b   Guo, Hong Ming ^a   Wu, Xu Ming ^a   Chen, Hui Juan ^a   Di, Rong Ke ^a   Wu, Ying ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BDNF; Cognition; Hyperhomocysteinemia; Neurotransmitter

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DOPAMINE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; MONOAMINE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; MAZE TEST; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MONOAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL;

3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COGNITION; DOPAMINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HOMOCYSTEINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN;

EID: 84862875437     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-011-0645-x     Document Type: Article

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