Baicalein prevents 6-hydroxydopamine-induced dopaminergic dysfunction and lipid peroxidation in mice

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 185-189

  Im, Heh In ^a   Joo, Wan Seok ^b   Nam, Eunjoo ^a   Lee, Eun Sun ^a   Hwang, Yu Jin ^a   Kim, Yong Sik ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

Author keywords

6 hydroxydopamine; Baicalein; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

BAICALEIN; DESIPRAMINE; DOPAMINE; LIPID; OXIDOPAMINE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; INJECTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; ROTAROD TEST; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TASK PERFORMANCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 21744447831     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: 13478648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.SC0050014     Document Type: Article

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