Ginkgo biloba leaf extract effects on inducible nitric oxide synthase, Bcl-2, and Bax expression in rat models of spinal cord injury

Neural Regeneration Research

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 875-880

  Jiao, Jiejun ^a   Du, Bin ^a  

^a YIXING PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2 Bax; Ginkgo biloba leaf extract; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Methylprednisolone; Neuroprotection; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; SHUXUENING; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; DOWN REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SHAM PROCEDURE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STAINING; UPREGULATION;

EID: 69749123107     PISSN: 16735374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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