Differential effect of Nardostachys jatamansi rhizome extract on acetylcholinesterase in different regions of brain in rats under chronic stress

Biomedicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-21

  Karkada, Gloria ^a   Shenoy, K B ^b   Halahalli, Harsha ^c   Karanth, K S ^c  

^a Nitte Mahalinga Adyanthaya Institute of Technology   (India)

^b MANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NITTE DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Cholinergic; Chronic restraint stress; Nardostachys jatamansi; Nootropic

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CORTICOSTERONE; NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSI EXTRACT; NOOTROPIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN REGION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FRONTAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NARDOSTACHYS; NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSII; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT; RHIZOME; SOXHLET EXTRACTION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALIA; NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSI; RATTUS;

EID: 79955702509     PISSN: 09702067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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