Effects of saffron extract and its constituent crocin on learning behaviour and long-term potentiation

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 149-152

  Abe, Kazuho ^a   Saito, Hiroshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crocetin; Crocin; Crocus sativus; Hippocampus; Learning behaviour; Long term potentiation; Saffron

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CROCETIN; CROCIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CROCUS SATIVUS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CAROTENOIDS; HUMANS; LEARNING; LILIACEAE; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MEMORY; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ANIMALIA; CROCUS SATIVUS;

EID: 0034087334     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(200005)14:3<149::AID-PTR665>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Review

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