The effects of Nigella sativa against oxidative injury in a rat model of subarachnoid hemorrhage

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 333-341

  Erşahin, Mehmet ^a   Toklu, Hale Z ^b   Akakin, Dilek ^b   Yuksel, Meral ^b   Yeǧen, Berrak Ç ^b   Sener, Goksel ^b  

^a HAYDARPASA NUMUNE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cerebral ischemia; Cerebral vasospasm; Nigella sativa; Oxidative stress; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); GLUTATHIONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MALONALDEHYDE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; NIGELLA SATIVA OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; WATER CONTENT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INFARCTION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 79952538038     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-010-0853-9     Document Type: Article

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