Neuroprotective effect of prenyloxycoumarins from edible vegetables

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 443, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 57-60

  Epifano, Francesco ^a   Molinaro, Gemma ^b   Genovese, Salvatore ^c   Ngomba, Richard Teke ^b   Nicoletti, Ferdinando ^b,d   Curini, Massimo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Citrus spp.; Mixed cortical cultures; Neuroprotective activity; Prenyloxycoumarins

Indexed keywords

7 ISOPENTENYLOXYCOUMARIN; AURAPTENE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PRENYLOXYPHENYLPROPANOID DERIVATIVE; TRYPAN BLUE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL CULTURE; CITRUS FRUIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITOTOXICITY; FETUS; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUTACEAE; VEGETABLE;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; COUMARINS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; MICE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 49749108886     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2008.07.062     Document Type: Article

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