Effect of chlorophyll and aqueous extracts of Bacopa monniera and Valeriana wallichii on ischaemia and reperfusion-induced cerebral injury in mice

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 764-769

  Rehni, Ashish K ^a   Pantlya, Hardeep S ^a   Shri, Richa ^a   Singh, Manjeet ^a  

^a PUNJABI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacopa monniera; Cerebral injury; Chlorophyll; Valeriana wallichii

Indexed keywords

BACOPA MONNIERI; MUS; VALERIANA; VALERIANA WALLICHII;

CHLOROPHYLL; PLANT EXTRACT; VALERIAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACOPA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; MALE; MOUSE; PHYTOTHERAPY; REPERFUSION INJURY;

ANIMALS; BACOPA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CHLOROPHYLL; MALE; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; REPERFUSION INJURY; VALERIAN;

EID: 35748940310     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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