Neuroprotective role of Bacopa monniera extract against aluminium-induced oxidative stress in the hippocampus of rat brain

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 451-457

  Jyoti, Amar ^a   Sharma, Deepak ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminium chloride (AlCl3); Lipid peroxidation (LP); Protein oxidation (PO); Superoxide dismutase (SOD); Thio barbituric acid reactive substances (TBA RS)

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; BACOPA MONNIERI EXTRACT; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; LIPID; LIPOFUSCIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; SELEGILINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BACOPA; CHLORIDES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPOFUSCIN; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTEIN CARBONYLATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SELEGILINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

BACOPA; BACOPA MONNIERI;

EID: 33744972325     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2005.12.007     Document Type: Article

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