Immunohistological evidences of Ginkgo biloba extract altering Bax to Bcl-2 expression ratio in the hippocampus and motor cortex of senescence accelerated mice

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 601-605

  Mak, Ying T ^a   Chan, Wood Yee ^a   Lam, W P ^a   Yew, David T ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax to Bcl 2 ratio; Ginkgo; Neuroprotective effect; Senescence accelerated mice

Indexed keywords

MAMMALS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

AGEING PROCESS; APOPTOTIC; BAX TO BCL-2 RATIO; GINGKO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINKGO; HUMAN BRAIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL METHODS; MOTOR-CORTEX; NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS; SENESCENCE ACCELERATED MOUSE;

CELL DEATH;

GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; SUCROSE;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; GINKGO BILOBA; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOTOR CORTEX; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENESCENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

GINKGO BILOBA;

EID: 33747889713     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20322     Document Type: Article

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