Protective role of cynodon dactylon in ameliorating the aluminium-induced neurotoxicity in rat brain regions

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 144, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 843-853

  Sumathi, Thangarajan ^a   Shobana, Chandrasekar ^a   Kumari, Balasubramanian Rathina ^a   Nandhini, Devarajulu Nisha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Antioxidants; Cynodon dactylon extract; Membrane bound enzymes; Rats

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (MAGNESIUM); ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); ALUMINUM; CYNODON DACTYLON EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BERMUDA GRASS; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYNODON; DOSE RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INDUCTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ALUMINUM; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CYNODON; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

CYNODON DACTYLON; POACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 84155164480     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: 15590720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-011-9029-6     Document Type: Article

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