PolicosanolPlus® and Neuroprevin™ ameliorate pesticide-mediated inhibition of neurite outgrowth and neurite degeneration

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Weeks, Benjamin S ^a   Perez, Pedro P ^b,c  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Innovation Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifenthrin; Neurite outgrowth; Neurite retraction; Neurodegeneration; Nutraceuticals

Indexed keywords

BIFENTHRIN; LINDANE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROPREVIN; NUTRACEUTICAL; PESTICIDE; POLICOSANOLPLUS; PYRETHROID; FATTY ALCOHOL; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; POLICOSANOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; ANIMAL; CELL STRAIN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; NEURITE; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ALCOHOLS; HUMANS; LINDANE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEURITES; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PC12 CELLS; PESTICIDES; PYRETHRINS; RATS;

EID: 33845500753     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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