Neuroprotective effect of Centella asiatica extract (CAE) on experimentally induced parkinsonism in aged Sprague-Dawley rats

Journal of Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-47

  Haleagrahara, Nagaraja ^a   Ponnusamy, Kumar ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b St Matthew's University School of Medicine   (Cayman Islands)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Centella asiatica; Neurotoxicity; Oxidative stress; Parkinsonism

Indexed keywords

1,2,3,6 TETRAHYDRO 1 METHYL 4 PHENYLPYRIDINE; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATALASE; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID HYDROPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PARKINSONISM; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT;

CENTELLA ASIATICA; RATTUS;

EID: 76749084818     PISSN: 03881350     EISSN: 18803989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2131/jts.35.41     Document Type: Article

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