Postnatal choline levels mediate cognitive deficits in a rat model of schizophrenia

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-68

  Corriveau, Jennifer A ^a   Glenn, Melissa J ^a  

^a Colby College   (United States)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; MK 801; Novelty preference; Nutrition; Object recognition; Prenatal stress

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; DIZOCILPINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; MALE; MARE; MEMORY DISORDER; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECOGNITION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; WEANING;

ANIMALS; CHOLINE; CHOLINE DEFICIENCY; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EATING; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

RATTUS;

EID: 84865411144     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: 18735177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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