Delayed cell migration in the developing rat brain following maternal omega 3 alpha linolenic acid dietary deficiencyE Yavin
Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Neuroscience 162:1011-22. 2009
..Transient obstruction of neuronal cell migration may have long-lasting consequences on the organization of neuronal assemblies, on the connection between neurons (lateral connections) and acquisition of function in the adult brain...
Overexpression of dopamine receptor genes and their products in the postnatal rat brain following maternal n-3 fatty acid dietary deficiencyF Kuperstein
Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot, Israel
J Neurochem 95:1550-62. 2005
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Docosahexaenoic acid accumulation in the prenatal brain: prooxidant and antioxidant featuresE Yavin
Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
J Mol Neurosci 16:229-35; discussion 279-84. 2001
..Part of the beneficial effect of Et-DHA administration on the fetal brain may be attributed to enhanced free-radical scavenging capability, a phenomenon not directly related to vitamin E or lipid-soluble antioxidant levels...
Ethyl docosahexaenoate-associated decrease in fetal brain lipid peroxide production is mediated by activation of prostanoid and nitric oxide pathwaysP Green
Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100, Rehovot, Israel
Biochim Biophys Acta 1531:156-64. 2001
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Improved representation of gene markers on microarray by PCR-Select subtracted cDNA targetsE Yakubov
Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Brain Res Mol Brain Res 137:110-8. 2005
..An improved and universal protocol to provide a rapid assessment for gene profiling in biological specimens is indicated...
Enhanced free radical scavenging and decreased lipid peroxidation in the rat fetal brain after treatment with ethyl docosahexaenoateP Green
Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovet, Israel
Biochim Biophys Acta 1532:203-12. 2001
..The data are consistent with the possibility that the neuroprotective effect of Et-DHA might be due to possible free radical scavenging ability of the brain tissue and interference with LPO propagation...
Docosahexaenoic acid sources for the developing brain during intrauterine lifeE Yavin
Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
Nutr Health 15:219-24. 2001
..Transfer of DHA via the fetal gastrointestinal tract is an additional route to provide DHA to other fetal organs. As indicated by animal model studies, it holds the potential for DHA supply when the maternal pathway is compromised...
Docosahexaenoic acid: a pluripotent molecule acting as a membrane fluidizer, a cellular antioxidant and a modulator of gene expressionE Yavin
Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Nutr Health 18:261-2. 2006
Biphasic modulation of protein kinase C and enhanced cell toxicity by amyloid beta peptide and anoxia in neuronal culturesF Kuperstein
Department of Neurobiology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
J Neurochem 76:758-67. 2001
..The data suggest that a biphasic modulation of protein kinase C and MARCKS by Abeta(1-40) combined with anoxic stress may play a role in Alzheimer's disease pathology...
Overexpression of genes in the CA1 hippocampus region of adult rat following episodes of global ischemiaE Yakubov
Department of Neurobiology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Brain Res Mol Brain Res 127:10-26. 2004
..These data indicate that ischemia elicits expression of an array of functional gene clusters that may be used as an index for stress severity and a template for target therapy design...
Early ethanolamine phospholipid translocation marks stress-induced apoptotic cell death in oligodendroglial cellsA Brand
Department of Neurobiology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
J Neurochem 78:1208-18. 2001
..Prevention of EPG species selective translocation to the outer membrane leaflet by altering phospholipid asymmetry may be important in the mechanism of rescue from cell death...