Ghrelin reduces injury of hippocampal neurons in a rat model of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 244-250

  Liu, Yajun ^a   Wang, Paulus S ^b,c   Xie, Dongping ^a   Liu, Kejing ^a   Chen, Lianbi ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ghrelin; Hippocampal neuron; Ischemia reperfusion injury; Rat

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; PEPTIDE HORMONE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE CELL; NICK END LABELING; PATHOLOGY; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; NEURONS; PEPTIDE HORMONES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 33947513078     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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