Dose dependent activity of Benincasa hispida on colchicine induced experimental rat model of Alzheimer's disease

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 237-244

  Roy, Chandan ^a   Ghosh, T K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Antioxidant; Benincasa hispida; Colchicine; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

BENINCASA HISPIDA EXTRACT; CATALASE; COLCHICINE; GLUTATHIONE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BENINCASA HISPIDA; BRAIN CORTEX; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PONS; RAT;

EID: 60249103758     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2008.237.244     Document Type: Article

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