Protective effect of epigallocatechin gallate on brain damage after transient middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats

Brain Research

Volumn 1019, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 47-54

  Choi, Young Bin ^a   Kim, Yeong In ^a   Lee, Kwang Soo ^a   Kim, Beum Saeng ^a   Kim, Dai Jin ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; EGCG; Free radical; Ischemia; Middle cerebral artery occlusion; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GLUTATHIONE; MALONALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; TEA;

ANIMALS; CATECHIN; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 4043071233     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.05.079     Document Type: Article

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