Enhancement of amygdaloid neuronal dendritic arborization by fresh leaf juice of centella asiatica (Linn) during growth spurt period in rats

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-210

  Mohandas Rao, K G ^a   Muddanna Rao, S ^b   Gurumadhva Rao, S ^a  

^a MELAKA MANIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Amygdaloid neurons; Camera lucida; Dendritic branches; Dendritic intersections; Neonatal rat pups

Indexed keywords

CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DENDRITIC SPINE; GOLGI STAIN; GROWTH STIMULATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 70349669577     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nem079     Document Type: Article

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