The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 20, Issue 12 , Pages 965-973 , December 2009

The protective effect of dietary eicosapentaenoic acid against impairment of spatial cognition learning ability in rats infused with amyloid β(1–40)

  • Michio Hashimoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Physiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 853 20 2110; fax: +81 853 20 2110.
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  • Shahdat Hossain

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Physiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan
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  • Yoko Tanabe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Physiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan
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  • Akiko Kawashima

      Affiliations

    • Developmental Research, Pharmaceutical Research Center, Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gotemba, Shizuoka 412-8524, Japan
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  • Tsuyoshi Harada

      Affiliations

    • Developmental Research, Pharmaceutical Research Center, Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gotemba, Shizuoka 412-8524, Japan
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  • Takashi Yano

      Affiliations

    • Developmental Research, Pharmaceutical Research Center, Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gotemba, Shizuoka 412-8524, Japan
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  • Kiyoshi Mizuguchi

      Affiliations

    • Developmental Research, Pharmaceutical Research Center, Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gotemba, Shizuoka 412-8524, Japan
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  • Osamu Shido

      Affiliations

    • Department of Environmental Physiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan

Received 22 March 2008 ,Revised 20 August 2008 ,Accepted 25 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2008.08.009

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 20, Issue 12 , Pages 965-973 , December 2009

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