Evaluation of antioxidant and cerebroprotective effect of medicago sativa linn. against ischemia and reperfusion insult

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bora, Kundan Singh ^a   Sharma, Anupam ^b  

^a LR Institute of Pharmacy   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALFALFA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; PHENAZINE METHOSULFATE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; THIOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PROTECTION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

EID: 79955123043     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/neq019     Document Type: Article

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