Role of walnuts inmaintaining brain health with Age

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Poulose, Shibu M ^a   Miller, Marshall G ^a   Shukitt Hale, Barbara ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; COGNITION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; JUGLANS REGIA; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIET THERAPY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; WALNUT;

AGED; AGING; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; HUMANS; JUGLANS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

EID: 84896443944     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.113.184838     Document Type: Article

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