Protection of ischemic hippocampal neurons by ginsenoside Rb1, a main ingredient of ginseng root

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 191-200

  Lim, J H ^a   Wen, T C ^a   Matsuda, S ^a   Tanaka, J ^a   Maeda, N ^a   Peng, H ^a,b   Aburaya, J ^a   Ishihara, K ^c   Sakanaka, M ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG FIRST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c OSAKA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain ischemia; Ginsenoside Rb1; Hippocampus; Hydroxl radical; Passive avoidance test

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE; FREE RADICAL; GINSENOSIDE RB 1; HYDROXYL RADICAL; N METHYL N NITROSOANILINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EMBRYO; FOREBRAIN; GERBIL; GINSENG; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; GERBILLINAE; GINSENOSIDES; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; NEURONS; PANAX; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROSENCEPHALON; SAPONINS;

EID: 0031009473     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(97)00041-2     Document Type: Article

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