Protective effect of Morinda citrifolia fruits on β-amyloid (25-35) induced cognitive dysfunction in mice: An experimental and biochemical study

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 252-258

  Muralidharan, P ^a   Ravi Kumar, V ^a   Balamurugan, G ^a  

^a C L BAID METHA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

amyloid peptide; Antioxidant enzymes; Exploratory behavior; Morinda citrifolia; Neurotransmitters

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[25-35]; ASCORBIC ACID; DONEPEZIL; DOPAMINE; GALANTAMINE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA EXTRACT; RIVASTIGMINE; SEROTONIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TACRINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; REARING; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; FRUIT; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; MORINDA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEROTONIN;

ANIMALIA; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; MUS; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 75849123785     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2922     Document Type: Article

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