Suppressive effects of Vietnamese ginseng saponin and its major component majonoside-R2 on psychological stress-induced enhancement of lipid peroxidation in the mouse brain

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 661-665

  Yobimoto, Kaori ^a   Matsumoto, Kinzo ^a   Huong, Nguyen Thi Thu ^a   Kasai, Ryoji ^b   Yamasaki, Kazuo ^b   Watanabe, Hiroshi ^a  

^a Inst Nat Med   (Japan)

^b Inst Pharmaceutical Sci H   (Japan)

Author keywords

In vivo antioxidant activity; Lipid peroxidation; Majonoside R2; Psychological stress; Vietnamese ginseng

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLUMAZENIL; GINSENG SAPONIN; MAJONOSIDE R2; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GINSENG; LIPID BRAIN LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; BRAIN; CELL MEMBRANE; GINSENOSIDES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PANAX; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SAPONINS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THIOBARBITURATES; VIETNAM;

PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 0033921787     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(00)00257-4     Document Type: Article

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