Protective effects of green tea polyphenols on cognitive impairments induced by psychological stress in rats

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-76

  Chen, Wei Qiang ^a   Zhao, Xiao Ling ^a   Hou, Yue ^a   Li, Shu Tian ^a   Hong, Yan ^a   Wang, Dong Lan ^a   Cheng, Yi Yong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Cognitive performances; Cortisol; Green tea polyphenols; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; MALONALDEHYDE; NORADRENALIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; OPEN FIELD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TEA; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOPAMINE; FLAVONOIDS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHENOLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TEA;

EID: 67349129105     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2009.03.017     Document Type: Article

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