Yam (Dioscorea pseudojaponica Yamamoto) ameliorates cognition deficit and attenuates oxidative damage in senescent mice induced by D-galactose

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 889-902

  Chiu, Chuan Sung ^a,b   Deng, Jeng Shyan ^c   Hsieh, Ming Tsuen ^a   Fan, Ming Jen ^c   Lee, Min Min ^c   Chueh, Fu Shin ^c   Han, Chien Kuo ^c   Lin, Ying Chih ^d   Peng, Wen Huang ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HSIN SHENG COLLEGE OF MEDICAL CARE AND MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

^c ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d JEN TEH JUNIOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cognition Deficit; Aging; D Gal; Dioscorea pseudojaponica

Indexed keywords

DIOSGENIN; GALACTOSE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; MAZE TEST; METABOLISM; MOUSE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZATION; YAM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIOSCOREA; DIOSGENIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GALACTOSE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 74049145365     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X09007296     Document Type: Article

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