Neuroprotective effects of Dioscorea opposita on scopolamine-induced memory impairment in in vivo behavioral tests and in vitro assays

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 130-134

  Yang, Min Hye ^a   Yoon, Kee Dong ^a   Chin, Young Won ^a   Park, Ju Hyun ^b   Kim, Seung Hyun ^a   Kim, Young Choong ^a   Kim, Jinwoong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Tong Yang Moolsan Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dioscorea opposita; Glutamate induced neurotoxicity; H2O2 induced neurotoxicity; Morris water maze test; Neuroprotective effect; Passive avoidance test

Indexed keywords

DIOSCOREA OPPOSITA EXTRACT; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; SCOPOLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; RAT; RHIZOME; YAM;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CELLS, CULTURED; COGNITION; DIOSCOREA; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCOPOLAMINE;

DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA POLYSTACHYA; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 58049119481     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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