Dietary Docosahexaenoic Acid Increases Cerebral Acetylcholine Levels and Improves Passive Avoidance Performance in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats - Effect on prostaglandin formation

Authors: Minami M.¹; Kimura S.; Endo T.; Hamaue N.; Hirafuji M.; Togashi H.; Matsumoto M.; Yoshioka M.; Saito H.; Watanabe S.; Kobayashi T.; Okuyama H.

Source: Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, Volume 58, Number 4, December 1997 , pp. 1123-1129(7)

Publisher: Elsevier

Keywords: Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA); n-6/n-3 ratio; Brain ACh level; Learning ability; Passive avoidance task; stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRS

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(97)00300-6

Affiliations: 1: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Ishikari-Tobetsu, Japan

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