Protective effects of the green tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin gallate against hippocampal neuronal damage after transient global ischemia in gerbils

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 287, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 191-194

  Lee, Seong Ryong ^a   Suh, Seong Il ^a   Kim, Sang Pyo ^a  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

( ) Epigallocatechin gallate; Antioxidant; Gerbil; Global ischemia; Green tea; Hippocampus; Neuroprotection; Polyphenol

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXYGEN RADICAL; POLYPHENOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERBIL; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; TEA;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATECHIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GERBILLINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; TEA;

EID: 0034733810     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01159-9     Document Type: Article

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