Neuroprotective effects of onion extract and quercetin against ischemic neuronal damage in the gerbil hippocampus

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 990-995

  Hwang, In Koo ^a   Lee, Choong Hyun ^b   Yoo, Ki Yeon ^b   Choi, Jung Hoon ^b   Park, Ok Kyu ^b   Lim, Soon Sung ^b   Kang, Il Jun ^b   Kwon, Dae Young ^c   Park, Jinseu ^b   Yi, Jae Seon ^d   Bae, Young Soo ^d   Won, Moo Ho ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

^d Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons; Ischemia; Neuroprotection; Onion extract; Quercetin

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYNONENAL; ONION EXTRACT; QUERCETIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; GERBIL; GLIOSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEMORY; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REPERFUSION;

ALDEHYDES; ANIMALS; CA1 REGION, HIPPOCAMPAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GERBILLINAE; GLIOSIS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; ONIONS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUERCETIN;

ALLIUM CEPA; GERBILLINAE;

EID: 70350490786     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2008.1400     Document Type: Article

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