Neuroprotective effect of Artemisia absinthium L. on focal ischemia and reperfusion-induced cerebral injury

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 403-409

  Bora, Kundan Singh ^a   Sharma, Anupam ^b  

^a LR Institute of Pharmacy   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Artemisia absinthium; Ischemia reperfusion; Middle cerebral artery occlusion; Neuroprotective

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM EXTRACT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MOTOR COORDINATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ANIMALS; ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CATALASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MITOCHONDRIA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; REPERFUSION INJURY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM; RATTUS;

EID: 77953357983     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.04.030     Document Type: Article

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