Reduced Pain and Inflammation in Juvenile and Adult Rats Fed a Ketogenic Diet

David N. Ruskin; Masahito Kawamura Jr; Susan A. Masino

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008349

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Reduced Pain and Inflammation in Juvenile and Adult Rats Fed a Ketogenic Diet

David N. Ruskin,

Affiliation Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America
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Masahito Kawamura Jr,

Affiliations Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America, Department of Pharmacology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Susan A. Masino

* E-mail: susan.masino@trincoll.edu

Affiliation Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America
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Reduced Pain and Inflammation in Juvenile and Adult Rats Fed a Ketogenic Diet

David N. Ruskin,
Masahito Kawamura Jr,
Susan A. Masino

Published: December 23, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0008349

About the Authors

David N. Ruskin

Affiliation Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America

Masahito Kawamura Jr

Affiliations Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America, Department of Pharmacology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Susan A. Masino

* E-mail: susan.masino@trincoll.edu

Affiliation Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DNR MK SAM. Performed the experiments: DNR. Analyzed the data: DNR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SAM. Wrote the paper: DNR MK SAM.

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