Protective effect of l-theanine on chronic restraint stress-induced cognitive impairments in mice

Brain Research

Volumn 1503, Issue , 2013, Pages 24-32

  Tian, Xia ^a   Sun, Lingyan ^a   Gou, Lingshan ^a   Ling, Xin ^a   Feng, Yan ^a   Wang, Ling ^a   Yin, Xiaoxing ^a   Liu, Yi ^a  

^a XUZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brain oxidative alterations; Chronic restraint stress; Cognitive impairments; l theanine; Neuroendocrine changes

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOSTERONE; THEANINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN PROTECTION; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC STRESS; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CATALASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; CORTICOSTERONE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTAMATES; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; NOREPINEPHRINE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 84875224370     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.01.048     Document Type: Article

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