Early Life Vitamin C Deficiency Does Not Alter Morphology of Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Neurons or Markers of Synaptic Plasticity in a Guinea Pig Model
Approximately 15% of the Western world population, including pregnant women and their children, is characterized as vitamin C (vitC) deficient. In guinea pigs, early life vitC deficiency causes spatial memory deficits, decreased hippocampal volume and neuron numbers, in otherwise clinically healthy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Nutrients |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/6/749 |