Melatonin potentiates cells proliferation in the dentate gyrus following ischemic brain injury in adult rats

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1633-1638

  Ajao, Moyosore Salihu ^a   Olaleye, Olatunbosun ^a   Ihunwo, Amadi Ogonda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adult sprague dawley rats; Cell proliferation; Dentate gyrus; Ischemic brain; Melatonin; Pyknotic cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957335766     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2010.1633.1638     Document Type: Article

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