Improving effects of huperzine A on abnormal lipid peroxidation and superoxide dismutase in aged rats

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 824-828

  Shang, Ya Zhen ^a,b   Ye, Jia Wei ^a   Tang, Xi Can ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b CHENGDE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Aging; Cerebral cortex; Free radicals; Hippocampus; Huperzine A; Lipid peroxidation; Malondialdehyde; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

HUPERZINE A; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FREE RADICALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SESQUITERPENES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0032888723     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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