Young coconut juice significantly reduces histopathological changes in the brain that is induced by hormonal imbalance: A possible implication to postmenopausal women

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 667-674

  Radenahmad, Nisaudah ^a   Saleh, Farid ^b   Sawangjaroen, Kitja ^a   Rundorn, Wilart ^a   Withyachumnarnkul, Boornsirm ^c   Connor, James R ^d  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Menopause; Neurofilaments; Neuron cell death; Overiectomy; Parvalbumin; Young coconut juice

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

ESTRADIOL; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN H; PARVALBUMIN; PHYTOESTROGEN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN; CELL DEATH; CHEMISTRY; COCONUT; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; OVARIECTOMY; PHYTOTHERAPY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL DEATH; COCOS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NEURONS; OVARIECTOMY; PARVALBUMINS; PHYTOESTROGENS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POSTMENOPAUSE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 67650246234     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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