Upregulated expression of brain enzymatic markers of arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acid metabolism in a rat model of the metabolic syndrome
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In animal models, the metabolic syndrome elicits a cerebral response characterized by altered phospholipid and unesterified fatty acid concentrations and increases in pro-apoptotic inflammatory mediators that may cause synaptic loss...
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2012-10-01
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Series: | BMC Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/13/131 |