Protective potential of Bacopa monniera (Brahmi) extract on aluminum induced cerebellar toxicity and associated neuromuscular status in aged rats

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-15

  Tripathi, S ^a   Mahdi, Abbas Ali ^a   Hasan, M ^a   Mitra, K ^b   Mahdi, F ^c  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c Era's Lucknow Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Aging; Aluminum; B. monniera; Cerebellum; Donepezil; Motor and learning

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALUMINUM; ANTIOXIDANT; BACOPA MONNIERI EXTRACT; DONEPEZIL; IRON; LIPID; LIPOFUSCIN; PROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; INDAN DERIVATIVE; NOOTROPIC AGENT; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACOPA MONNIERI; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN TOXICITY; CEREBELLAR TOXICITY; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRANULAR CELL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PURKINJE CELL; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; AGING; ANIMAL; BACOPA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PATHOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; BACOPA MONNIERI; RATTUS;

AGING; ALUMINUM; ANIMALS; BACOPA; CEREBELLUM; INDANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PIPERIDINES; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 79959494650     PISSN: 01455680     EISSN: 1165158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1170/T896     Document Type: Article

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