White Tea (Camellia sinensis Kuntze) Exerts Neuroprotection against Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Toxicity in PC12 Cells

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-26

  López, Víctor ^a   Calvo, Maria Isabel ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SAN JORGE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Camellia sinensis; Medicinal plants; Neuroprotection; PC12 cells; Tea

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PICRIC ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; TEA;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PC12 CELLS; PICRATES; RATS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 79955053494     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-010-0203-3     Document Type: Article

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