Astaxanthin supplementation enhances adult hippocampal neurogenesis and spatial memory in mice

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 589-599

  Yook, Jang Soo ^a   Okamoto, Masahiro ^a   Rakwal, Randeep ^a   Shibato, Junko ^a   Lee, Min Chul ^a,b   Matsui, Takashi ^a   Chang, Hyukki ^c   Cho, Joon Yong ^d   Soya, Hideaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

^d Korea National Sport University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adult hippocampal neurogenesis; Astaxanthin; DNA microarray; Spatial memory; Transcriptomic profile

Indexed keywords

ASTAXANTHIN; XANTHOPHYLL;

ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; COGNITION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; SPATIAL MEMORY;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; SPATIAL MEMORY; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 84959536096     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201500634     Document Type: Article

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