Neuroprotective role of Bacopa monnieri extract in epilepsy and effect of glucose supplementation during hypoxia: Glutamate receptor gene expression

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1663-1671

  Paulose, C S ^a   Chathu, Finla ^a   Reas Khan, S ^a   Krishnakumar, Amee ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Bacopa monnieri; Cerebellum; Cerebral cortex; CT value; Epilepsy; Epinephrine; Glucose; Glutamate gene expression; Hypoxia; Metabotropic glutamate receptor 8 (mGluR8); Morris water maze test and open field test; Neurodegeneration; NMDAR1; Oxygen; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BACOPA MONNIERI EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 8; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOXIA; MALE; MAZE TEST; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADRENERGIC AGONISTS; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANOXIA; BACOPA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; EPILEPSY; EPINEPHRINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

BACOPA MONNIERI; RATTUS;

EID: 48349118338     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-007-9513-8     Document Type: Article

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