The beneficial effects of berries on cognition, motor behaviour and neuronal function in ageing

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1542-1549

  Shukitt Hale, Barbara ^a   Bielinski, Donna F ^a   Lau, Francis C ^a   Willis, Lauren M ^a   Carey, Amanda N ^a   Joseph, James A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blueberries; Learning; Neurogenesis; Spatial memory; Strawberries; Stress signalling

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN C; POLYPHENOL;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLUEBERRY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RAT; STRAWBERRY; WORKING MEMORY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FISCHER 344 RAT; FRAGARIA; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; MEMORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLUEBERRY PLANT; COGNITION; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FRAGARIA; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; POLYPHENOLS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344;

EID: 84945466478     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114515003451     Document Type: Article

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