The protective effects of saffron against the oxidative damage in a transient model of focal cerebral ischemia in rats

Tehran University Medical Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 405-412

  Vakili, Abedin ^a   Eianali, Mohammad Reza ^a   Bandegi, Ahmad Reza ^a  

^a SEMNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brain edema; Focal cerebral ischemia; Oxidative damage; Rat; Saffron

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SAFFRON; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 80054801584     PISSN: 16831764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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