Neuroprotective effects of kolaviron, a biflavonoid complex of Garcinia kola, on rats hippocampus against methamphetamine-induced neurotoxicity

Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-16

  Ijomone, Omamuyovwi M ^a   Nwoha, Polycarp U ^a   Olaibi, Olayemi K ^a   Obi, Augustine U ^a   Alese, Margaret O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Behavioural performance; Hippocampus; Kolaviron; Methamphetamine; Neuroprotective

Indexed keywords

CORN OIL; KOLAVIRON; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN WEIGHT; CELL DESTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GARCINIA KOLA; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MAZE TEST; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STEREOTYPY; WATER MAZE TEST;

EID: 84858994501     PISSN: 18575749     EISSN: 18575773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3889/MJMS.1857-5773.2011.0203     Document Type: Article

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