Neuroprotective and neurological properties of melissa officinalis

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1955-1961

  López, Víctor ^a   Martín, Sara ^b   Gómez Serranillos, Maria Pilar ^b   Carretero, Maria Emilia ^b   Jäger, Anna K ^c   Calvo, Maria Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; MAO; Melissa officinalis; Neuroprotective; PC12; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME INHIBITION; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MELISSA; METHANOL; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PC12 CELLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SOLVENTS; WATER;

MELISSA OFFICINALIS;

EID: 70349606103     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-009-9981-0     Document Type: Article

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