Reversal of memory deficits by Coriandrum sativum leaves in mice

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 186-192

  Mani, Vasudevan ^a   Parle, Milind ^b   Ramasamy, Kalavathy ^a   Abdul Majeed, Abu Bakar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Amnesia; Cholesterol; Coriandrum sativum; Memory

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DIAZEPAM; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; NOOTROPIC AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SCOPOLAMINE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BLOOD; BRAIN; CORIANDER; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAF; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BRAIN; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASES; CORIANDRUM; DIAZEPAM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MICE; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCOPOLAMINE;

ANIMALIA; APIACEAE; APIALES; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; MUS;

EID: 78649406207     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4171     Document Type: Article

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