Protective Effect of Extract of Astragalus on Learning and Memory Impairments and Neurons Apoptosis Induced by Glucocorticoids in 12-Month Male Mice

Anatomical Record

Volumn 294, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1003-1014

  Li, Wei Zu ^a   Li, Wei Ping ^a   Zhang, Wen ^a   Yin, Yan Yan ^a   Sun, Xiang Xiang ^a   Zhou, Su Su ^a   Xu, Xiao Qiong ^a   Tao, Chun Rong ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apoptosis; Dexamethasone; Extract of Astragalus; Memory and learning impairment

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS EXTRACT; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; CYTOCHROME C; DEXAMETHASONE; GINSENOSIDE RG 1; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MOUSE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MICE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

MUS;

EID: 79956258440     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.21386     Document Type: Article

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