Inhibition of excitatory amino acid efflux contributes to protective effects of puerarin against cerebral ischemia in rats

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 336-342

  Xu, Xiao Hong ^a   Zheng, Xiao Xiang ^b   Zhou, Qiong ^b   Li, Hui ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Amino acid transmitter; Cerebral ischemia; Microdialysis; Neuroprotection; Puerarin

Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PUERARIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; METABOLISM; MICRODIALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIPPOCAMPUS; ISOFLAVONES; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 34548815007     PISSN: 08953988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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