Achyranthes bidentata Blume extract promotes neuronal growth in cultured embryonic rat hippocampal neurons

Progress in Natural Science

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 549-555

  Tang, Xin ^a   Chen, Yiren ^a   Gu, Xiaosong ^a   Ding, Fei ^a  

^a NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Achyranthes bidentata Blume; Aqueous extract; Gene differential expression; Growth associated protein 43; Hippocampal neurons; Nerve growth factor; Neurite outgrowth

Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; NEURONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEINS;

ACHYRANTHE BIDENTATUM BLUME; AQUEOUS EXTRACTS; EMBRYONICS; GENE DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSIONS; GROWTH-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN-43; HIPPOCAMPAL NEURONS; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEURITE GROWTH; NEURITE OUTGROWTH; NEURONAL GROWTH;

RATS;

EID: 67349137059     PISSN: 10020071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnsc.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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