Protective effect of curcumin against kainic acid induced seizures and oxidative stress in rats

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-46

  Gupta, Yogendra K ^a   Briyal, Seema ^a   Sharma, Monisha ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Curcumin; Kainic acid; Oxidative stress; Seizures rat

Indexed keywords

CURCUMIN; GLUTATHIONE; KAINIC ACID; MALONALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN TISSUE; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; SEIZURE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CURCUMIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTATHIONE; KAINIC ACID; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEIZURES;

EID: 70349376374     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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