Neuroprotective effects of breviscapine against apoptosis induced by transient focal cerebral ischaemia in rats

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 349-355

  Yiming, Liu ^a,b   Wei, He ^b   Aihua, Lin ^a   Fandian, Zeng ^b  

^a GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREVISCAPINE; CASPASE 3;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NEUROPROTECTION; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERIGERON; FLAVONOIDS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 39449126887     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/jpp.60.3.0010     Document Type: Article

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