Effect of indigofera tinctoria on β-amyloid (25-35) mediated Alzheimer's disease in mice: Relationship to antioxidant activity

Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-56

  Balamurugan, G ^a   Muralidharan, P ^a  

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

Author keywords

amyloid; Alzheimer's disease; Antioxidant enzymes; Indigofera tinctoria; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[25-35]; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; INDIGOFERA TINCTORIA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INDIGOFERA; INDIGOFERA TINCTORIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF;

EID: 77957111115     PISSN: 1991007X     EISSN: 19910088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v5i1.5644     Document Type: Article

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