Effects of Tribulus terrestris L. saponion on apoptosis of cortical neurons induced by hypoxia-reoxygenation in rats

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-50

  Liu, Xue Mei ^a   Huang, Qi Fu ^a   Zhang, Yun Ling ^a   Lou, Jin Li ^a   Liu, Hong Sheng ^a   Zheng, Hong ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Apoptosis; Mitochondria; Neurons; Tribulus terrestris

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PROTEIN BAX; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS SAPONION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REOXYGENATION; STAINING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; APOPTOSIS; CELL HYPOXIA; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; MALE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPERFUSION INJURY; SAPONINS; TRIBULUS;

EID: 38649115723     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20080110     Document Type: Article

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