15-12-2012 | de Freitas, Priscila; Zanoni, Jacqueline Nelisis; Alves, Angela Maria Pereira; de Miranda Neto, Marcilio Hubner, Nutritional Neuroscience, 2012

Abstract: The present work studied the effects of ascorbic acid supplementation (1mg/ml in water daily) on submucosal vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-immunoreactive (VIP-IR) neurons in the jejunum of aging rats. Twenty-five male rats were divided into the following groups: Y90 ...

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03-10-2012 | Salas, Manuel; Torrero, Carmen; Rubio, Lorena; Regalado, Mirelta, Nutritional Neuroscience, 2012

Abstract: The insular cortex (IC) of the rat is a major area for the convergence and integration of olfactory, gustatory, and visual information, and at present it is unclear if perinatal undernutrition interferes with the structure and function of the IC neurons. Golgi‐Cox-stained ...

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03-10-2012 | Nagasawa, Mao; Murakami, Tatsuro; Tomonaga, Shozo; Furuse, Mitsuhiro, Nutritional Neuroscience, 2012

Abstract: The relationship between antidepressants and monoamine concentrations in the brain has been well investigated, but few studies have investigated the relationship between antidepressants and amino acid concentrations in the brain. The purpose of the present study was therefore ...

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13-06-2012 | Giovannini, Claudio; Masella, Roberta, Nutritional Neuroscience, 2012

Abstract: Dietary consumption of fruit, vegetables, fish, and olive oil has been demonstrated to exert beneficial effects on human health. This finding may be due to the high content of antioxidant compounds including polyphenols. Current evidence strongly supports a contribution of ...

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13-06-2012 | Gomez-Pinilla, Fernando; Nguyen, Trang T J, Nutritional Neuroscience, 2012

Abstract: Objectives: Polyphenols, natural compounds found in plant-based foods, possess special properties that can battle oxidative stress and stimulate the activation of molecules that aid in synaptic plasticity, a process that underlies cognitive function. Unlike many traditional ...

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13-06-2012 | Barreto, George E.; Guedes, Rubem C. A., Nutritional Neuroscience, 2012

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13-06-2012 | Grimaldi, M.; Romer, I.; de Apodaca, M. T. Gonz; Iturbe, L.; Catania, I. D.; Gonz; Kolliker-Fres, R.; Barreto, G.; C ..., Nutritional Neuroscience, 2012

Abstract: Perinatal asphyxia (PA) is a medical condition associated with a high short-term morbimortality and different long-term neurological diseases. In previous work we have observed at 6 months post-synaptic densities (PSDs) alterations compatible with neurodegeneration highly ...

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02-05-2012 | Zhang, Xumei; Huang, Guowei; Liu, Huan; Chang, Hong; Wilson, John X., Nutritional Neuroscience, 2012

Abstract: Increasing neurogenesis may restore cognitive functions that are impaired in ischemia stroke. Folic acid has been reported to play an important role in neuronal development and reduce the risk of ischemic stroke in primary prevention. Folic acid supplementation stimulates ...

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26-04-2012 | Ito, Koichi; Arko, Matevž; Kawaguchi, Tomohiro; Kikusui, Takefumi; Kuwahara, Masayoshi; Tsubone, Hirokazu, Nutritional Neuroscience, 2012

Abstract: Objectives: Taurine is a semi-essential amino acid widely distributed in the body and we take in it from a wide range of nutritive-tonic drinks to improve health. To date, we have elucidated that oral supplementation of taurine does not affect learning and memory in the rat. ...

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08-02-2012 | Pang, Wei; Lu, Hao; Hu, Yan-Dan; Yang, Hong-Peng; Leng, Xue; Jiang, Yu-Gang, Nutritional Neuroscience, 2012

Abstract: An experiment was performed to observe the changes in Raf-1 kinase/mitogen-activated protein kinase ERK (MEK)/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling pathways in cultured hippocampal neurons and its correlation with neurons apoptosis induced by intracellular ...

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