Low-level light therapy improves cortical metabolic capacity and memory retention

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 741-752

  Rojas, Julio C ^a,b   Bruchey, Aleksandra K ^a   Gonzalez Lima, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytochrome oxidase; fear extinction; memory enhancement; mild cognitive impairment; mitochondrial respiration; neurotherapeutics; photobiomodulation

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEAR; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; LOW LEVEL LIGHT THERAPY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; METABOLIC CAPACITY; NONHUMAN; OXIMETRY; OXYGENATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT;

EID: 84872251156     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2012-120817     Document Type: Article

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