Effects of epigallocatechin-3-gallate on behavioral impairments induced by psychological stress in rats

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 235, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 577-583

  Chen, Wei Qiang ^a   Zhao, Xiao Ling ^a   Wang, Dong Lan ^a   Li, Shu Tian ^a   Hou, Yue ^a   Hong, Yan ^a   Cheng, Yi Yong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Cognitive performances; Epigallocatechin 3 gallate; Green tea polyphenols; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; METALLOTHIONEIN I; METALLOTHIONEIN III; NORADRENALIN; POLYPHENOL; SEROTONIN; CATECHIN; CATECHOLAMINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DOPAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; OPEN FIELD TEST; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BLOOD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATECHIN; CATECHOLAMINES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77952579341     PISSN: 15353702     EISSN: 15353699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ebm.2010.009329     Document Type: Article

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