Neuroprotective effects of aqueous date fruit extract on focal cerebral ischemia in rats

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 661-665

  Majid, Asadi Shekaari ^b   Marzieh, Panahi ^a,e   Shahriar, Dabiri ^c   Zahed, Safi Khani ^a   Pari, Kalantaripour Taj ^d  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^e Kerman Azad University ^*  (Iran)

Author keywords

CA1; Date fruit extract; Hippocampus; Ischemia; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

BAMI MOZAFATI RUTAB EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN P53; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; BAMI MOZAFATI RUTAB; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATE (FRUIT); DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; STOMACH INTUBATION;

EID: 55849089969     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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