Cognitive and biochemical effects of monosodium glutamate and aspartame, administered individually and in combination in male albino mice

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-67

  Abu Taweel, Gasem M ^a   A , Zyadah M ^a   Ajarem, Jamaan S ^b   Ahmad, Mohammad ^c  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Aspartame; Brain neurotransmitters; Brain oxidative stress; Cognitive behavior; Male mice; Monosodium glutamate

Indexed keywords

ASPARTAME; DOPAMINE; DRINKING WATER; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDE; SEROTONIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; 3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; FLAVORING AGENT; NONNUTRITIVE SWEETENER;

ACTIVE AVOIDANCE TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN TISSUE; BRAIN WEIGHT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL COGNITIVE TEST; EXPOSURE; FOREBRAIN; IN VIVO STUDY; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MORRIS WATER MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; COGNITION; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG POTENTIATION; MAZE TEST; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; TOXICITY;

3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; ASPARTAME; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; COGNITION; DOPAMINE; DRUG SYNERGISM; FLAVORING AGENTS; GLUTATHIONE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENERS; ORGAN SIZE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEROTONIN; SODIUM GLUTAMATE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

EID: 84895424143     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: 18729738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2014.02.001     Document Type: Article

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