Zizyphus enhances cell proliferation and neuroblast differentiation in the subgranular zone of the dentate gyrus in middle-aged mice

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 195-200

  Hwang, In Koo ^a   Yoo, Ki Yeon ^b   Yoo, Dae Young ^a   Choi, Jung Hoon ^b   Lee, Choong Hyun ^a,b   Kang, Il Jun ^c   Kwon, Dae Young ^d   Kim, Young Sup ^e   Kim, Dong Woo ^f   Won, Moo Ho ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

^d Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

^e Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^f Central Research Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

dentate gyrus; doublecortin; Ki67; neurogenesis; Zizyphus jujuba

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; DOUBLECORTIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIZYPHUS JUJUBA EXTRACT;

AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DENTATE GYRUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FRUIT; HIPPOCAMPUS; JUJUBE; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SUBGRANULAR ZONE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DENTATE GYRUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FRUIT; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; NEURAL STEM CELLS; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; PLANT EXTRACTS; ZIZIPHUS;

MUS; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA;

EID: 79951969557     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2010.1123     Document Type: Article

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