Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and brain aging

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 139-146

  Denis, Isabelle ^a   Potier, Brigitte ^b   Heberden, Christine ^c   Vancassel, Sylvie ^d  

^a INRA   (France)

^b CENTRE DE PSYCHIATRIE ET NEUROSCIENCES   (France)

^c UMR1319 MICALIS   (France)

^d NutriNeuro Bordeaux University   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Neurogenesis; Neuroprotection; Neurotransmission; v 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEGENERATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EXCITOTOXICITY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEROXIDATION; ANIMAL; BRAIN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HUMANS; NEUROGENESIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; RATS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84922612055     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 14736519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000141     Document Type: Article

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