Administration of Ginseng radix decreases nitric oxide synthase expression in the hippocampus of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 497-507

  Chang, Hyun Kyung ^a   Jang, Mi Hyeon ^a   Lim, Baek Vin ^a   Lee, Taeck Hyun ^a   Shin, Min Chul ^a   Shin, Mal Soon ^a   Kim, Hong ^b   Kim, Young Pyo ^c   Kim, Ee Hwa ^d   Kim, Chang Ju ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Hannam University   (South Korea)

^d Semyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Ginseng radix; Hippocampus; Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate diaphorase; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GINSENG EXTRACT; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GINSENG; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANIMALS; DENTATE GYRUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NADP; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PANAX; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 4644331893     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X04002144     Document Type: Article

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