Experimental study on inhibition of neuronal toxical effect of Levodopa by Ginkgo Biloba Extract on Parkinson disease in rats

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-153

  Cao, Fei ^a   Sun, Shenggang ^a   Tong, E Tang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ginkgo biloba extract; L dihydroxy phenylalanine

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; GINGKO BILOBA EXTRACT; L-DIHYDROXY-PHENYLALANINE; NEURONAL TOXICAL EFFECT;

ENZYME INHIBITION; EXTRACTION; PATIENT TREATMENT; TOXICITY;

NEUROLOGY;

DOPA; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LEVODOPA; OXIDOPAMINE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; GINKGO BILOBA; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GINKGO BILOBA; LEVODOPA; MALE; NEURONS; OXIDOPAMINE; PARKINSON DISEASE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 3142538598     PISSN: 0257716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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