Neurotrophic activity of organosulfur compounds having a thioallyl group on cultured rat hippocampal neurons

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1449-1452

  Moriguchi, Toru ^a   Matsuura, Hiromichi ^b   Kodera, Yukihiro ^b   Itakura, Yoichi ^b   Katsuki, Hiroshi ^a   Saito, Hiroshi ^a   Nishiyama, Nobuyoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b WAKUNAGA PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axonal branching; Garlic; Neuronal survival; Rat hippocampus; Thioallyl group

Indexed keywords

GARLIC EXTRACT; ORGANOSULFUR DERIVATIVE; S ALLYLCYSTEINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; EMBRYO; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CYSTEINE; EMBRYO; GARLIC; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SULFUR;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030830265     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021946210399     Document Type: Article

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