Epigallocatechin-3-gallate ameliorates alcohol-induced cognitive dysfunctions and apoptotic neurodegeneration in the developing rat brain

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1053-1066

  Tiwari, Vinod ^a   Kuhad, Anurag ^a   Chopra, Kanwaljit ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol; caspase 3; cognitive deficits; epigallocatechin 3 gallate; NF B

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALCOHOL; CASPASE 3; CATALASE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GLUTATHIONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; NITRITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN WEIGHT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEWBORN; NITROSATIVE STRESS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN; CATECHIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; ETHANOL; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 77957235269     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S146114571000060X     Document Type: Article

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