Long-term administration of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. reduces cerebral ischemia-induced infarct volume in gerbils

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-77

  Chan, Yin Ching ^a   Wang, Ming Fu ^a   Chen, Ya Ching ^a   Yang, Dar Yu ^b,c   Lee, Ming Shih ^b,c   Cheng, Fu Chou ^b  

^a PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

2,3,5 Triphenyltetrazolium Chloride; Cerebral Ischemia; Gerbil; Polygonum multiflorum Thunb.

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGONUM MULTIFLORUM EXTRACT; TRIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERBIL; LONG TERM CARE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYGONUM; TREATMENT DURATION; ANIMAL; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; RANDOMIZATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GERBILLINAE; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PLANT ROOTS; POLYGONUM; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0041381132     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X03000734     Document Type: Article

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