Neurobehavioral changes and activation of neurodegenerative apoptosis on long-term consumption of aspartame in the rat brain

Journal of Nutrition and Intermediary Metabolism

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 76-85

  Ashok, I ^a   Wankhar, Dapkupar ^a   Wankhar, Wankupar ^a   Sheeladevi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Aspartame; Emotionality behavior; Loco motor activity; Neurodegeneration

Indexed keywords

ASPARTAME; BETA ACTIN; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CORTICOSTEROID; FAS LIGAND; FORMALDEHYDE; FORMIC ACID; FREE RADICAL; JANUS KINASE 3; METHOTREXATE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EMOTIONALITY; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GENE EXPRESSION; GROOMING; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REARING;

EID: 84952781008     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23523859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnim.2015.09.001     Document Type: Article

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