Beneficial effects of different Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. extracts on memory and hippocampus morphology

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 491-497

  Chan, Yin Ching ^a   Cheng, Fu Chou ^b   Wang, Ming Fu ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lipofuscin; Malondialdehyde; Memory; Polygonum multiflorum Thunb.; Vacuoles

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CASEIN; CHOLESTEROL; LIPOFUSCIN; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGONUM MULTIFLORUM EXTRACT; THIOL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CELL VACUOLE; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOCAMPUS HIPPOCAMPUS; POLYGONUM;

EID: 0036977912     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.48.491     Document Type: Article

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