Green tea catechins prevent cognitive deficits caused by Aβ1-40 in rats

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 619-626

  Haque, Abdul M ^a   Hashimoto, Michio ^a   Katakura, Masanori ^a   Hara, Yukihiko ^b   Shido, Osamu ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Mitsui Norin Ltd ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Antioxidants; Green tea catechins; Memory learning; Rats

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[1-40]; ANTIOXIDANT; CATECHIN; EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; LIPID PEROXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SOLVENT; WATER;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN VENTRICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG INFUSION; ERROR; FEEDING; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PUMP; PROPHYLAXIS; RAT; TEA; WISTAR RAT; WORKING MEMORY;

AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATECHIN; CHOLESTEROL; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TEA; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 44249109772     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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