Studies to understand the effect of Centella asiatica on Aβ(42) aggregation in vitro

Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 716-724

  Ramesh, B N ^a   Indi, S S ^b   Rao, K S J ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

A (42); Aggregation; Centella asiatica; Fibrils; Thioflavin T; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[1-42]; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; THIOFLAVINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FIBER; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CENTELLA ASIATICA;

EID: 77951698295     PISSN: 09738916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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