Evidence of alterations in brain structure and antioxidant status following ‘low-dose’ monosodium glutamate ingestion

Pathophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 147-156

  Onaolapo, Olakunle James ^a,b   Onaolapo, Adejoke Yetunde ^a   Akanmu, M A ^b   Gbola, Olayiwola ^b  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Brain; Histology; Monosodium glutamate; Neuropharmacology; Oxidative stress; Rodent

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; DISTILLED WATER; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN LEVEL; CELL DENSITY; CELL SIZE; CELL VACUOLE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXCITOTOXICITY; FOOD INTAKE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PURKINJE CELL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 84995611759     PISSN: 09284680     EISSN: 1873149X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2016.05.001     Document Type: Article

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