Apigenin and related compounds stimulate adult neurogenesis - Mars, Inc., the Salk Institute for Biological Studies: WO2008147483

Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 523-527

  Taupin, Philippe ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Food intake; Food supplement; Learning and memory; Neural progenitor and stem cells; Neurons

Indexed keywords

3' METHYLQUERCETIN 3 O GLUCURONIDE; ACACETIN; AMENTOFLAVONE; APIGENIN; APIGENIN 4' O GLUCORONIDE; APIGENIN 4' O SULFATE 7 O GLUCORONIDE; APIGENIN 7 O GLUCORONIDE; APIGETRIN; BAICALEIN; BROXURIDINE; CHRYSERIOL; CHRYSIN; DIOSMENTIN; EPICATECHIN; FISETIN HYDRATE; GENISTEIN; GERALDOL; GROWTH PROMOTOR; ISOQUERCITRIN; ISORHAMNETIN; KAEMPFEROL; LUTEOLIN; LUTEOLIN 7 GLUCOSIDE; QUERCETIN; QUERCETIN 3 O GLUCORONIDE; QUERCETIN 3 SULFATE; QUERCETIN 3,4' DIGLUCOSIDE; QUERCETIN 4' O GLUCOSIDE; QUERCETIN GLUCOSIDE SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LEARNING; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEMORY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; APIGENIN; BRAIN; HUMANS; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MICE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; PATENTS AS TOPIC; RATS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 67649591915     PISSN: 13543776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/13543770902721279     Document Type: Review

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