Effects of puerarin on neuronal apoptosis induced by cerebral ischemia in rats

Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 1628-1631

  Xu, Xiao Hong ^a   Chen, Yu ^b   Zheng, Xiao Xiang ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase 3 activity; Cerebral ischemia; Puerarin; XIAP gene

Indexed keywords

DRUG VEHICLE; LIPOCORTIN 5; PUERARIN; X LINKED INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN NERVE CELL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REPERFUSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33845467075     PISSN: 10012494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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