The neuroprotective effects of isosteviol against focal cerebral ischemia injury induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats

Planta Medica

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 816-821

  Xu, Deyi ^a,b   Du, Wenfeng ^a   Zhao, Lei ^a   Davey, Andrew K ^b   Wang, Jiping ^b  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bcl 2; Ischemia reperfusion; Isosteviol; NF B; Rat; Stroke

Indexed keywords

DITERPENE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; ISOSTEVIOL; MALONALDEHYDE; NIMODIPINE; PROTEIN BCL 2; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; DITERPENES, KAURANE; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPERFUSION INJURY; STEVIA;

RATTUS;

EID: 47249095856     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1074557     Document Type: Article

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