Protective effect of green tea polyphenol EGCG against neuronal damage and brain edema after unilateral cerebral ischemia in gerbils

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 892-900

  Lee, Hyung ^a   Bae, Jae Hoon ^a   Lee, Seong Ryong ^a,b  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Excitotoxicity; Neuroprotection; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; EXCITOTOXIN; KAINIC ACID; MALONALDEHYDE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL VIABILITY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO; GERBIL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STROKE; TEA;

ANIMALS; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CATECHIN; CELLS, CULTURED; FLAVONOIDS; GERBILLINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PHENOLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TEA;

EID: 4444326084     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20193     Document Type: Article

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