Preventive effect of Ginkgo biloba extract on apoptosis in rat cerebellar neuronal cells induced by hydroxyl radicals

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 214, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 115-118

  Ni, Yucheng ^a   Zhao, Baolu ^a   Hou, Jingwu ^a   Xin, Wenjuan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; EGb761; Flow cytometry; Hydroxyl radicals; Primary cerebellar neurons culture

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; DNA FRAGMENT; FERROUS SULFATE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030598980     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12897-4     Document Type: Article

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