The effect of astaxanthin on the aging rat brain: Gender-related differences in modulating inflammation

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 615-618

  Balietti, Marta ^a   Giannubilo, Stefano R ^b   Giorgetti, Belinda ^a   Solazzi, Moreno ^a   Turi, Angelo ^b   Casoli, Tiziana ^a   Ciavattini, Andrea ^b   Fattorettia, Patrizia ^a  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b Regional Center for Diabetes in Children and Adolescents   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Astaxanthin; Brain; Gender; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ASTAXANTHIN; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; XANTHOPHYLL;

AGING; ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CEREBELLUM; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WISTAR RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 84952628255     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7131     Document Type: Article

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