Protective effect of cryptotanshinone on glutamaic acid induced injury in cortical neurons

Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1245-1248

  Zhang, Fang Yan ^a,b   Chen, Shao Rui ^b   Mei, Zheng Rong ^c   Liu, Pei Qing ^b  

^a Chongqing Institute for Food and Drug Control   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cortical neurons; Cryptotanshinone; Glutamate

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CRYPTOTANSHINONE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; COLORIMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; NERVE CELL LESION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SURVIVAL RATE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 80052911788     PISSN: 10012494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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