Vitamin-C protect ethanol induced apoptotic neurodegeneration in postnatal rat brain

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 718-722

  Naseer, Muhammad Imran ^a   Najeebullah, ^d   Ikramullah, ^d   Zubair, Hassan ^a   Hassan, Mukhtiar ^b   Yang, Byoung Chul ^c   Myeong, Ok Kim ^d  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Hazara University Mansehra NWFP Pakistan   (Pakistan)

^c National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^d Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cortex; Ethanol; Neurodegeneration; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ASCORBIC ACID; CASPASE 3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NISSL STAINING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 70350593689     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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