Effects of Ginko Biloba and caspase inhibitors on brain ischemia in the Mongolian Gerbil

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 149-155

  Donato, G ^a   Volpentesta, G ^a   Lavano, A ^a   Ferraro, G ^a   Signorelli, F ^b   Amorosi, A ^a   Maltese, L ^a   De Sarro, G B ^a   Signorelli, C D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

^c Policlinico Mater Domini   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain ischemia; Caspase, inhibitors; Ginko biloba; Mongolian gerbil

Indexed keywords

CASPASE INHIBITOR; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CELL DEATH; CELL STRUCTURE; DRUG EFFECT; FRONTAL CORTEX; GERBIL; GINKGO BILOBA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PUTAMEN; REPERFUSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AMINO ACID CHLOROMETHYL KETONES; ANIMALS; CASPASES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GERBILLINAE; GINKGO BILOBA; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

EID: 0347419520     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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