Curcumin protects against cigarette smoke-induced cognitive impairment and increased acetylcholinesterase activity in rats

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 664-669

  Jaques, Jeandre Augusto dos Santos ^a   Rezer, João Felipe Peres ^a   Carvalho, Fabiano Barbosa ^a   da Rosa, Michelle Melgarejo ^a   Gutierres, Jessié Martins ^a   Gonçalves, Jamile Fabbrin ^a   Schmatz, Roberta ^a   de Bairros, André Valle ^a   Mazzanti, Cinthia Melazzo ^a   Rubin, Maribel Antonello ^a   Schetinger, Maria Rosa Chitolina ^a   Leal, Daniela Bitencourt Rosa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Cigarette smoke; Cognitive impairment; Curcumin; Memory; Turmeric

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CIGARETTE SMOKE; CORN OIL; CURCUMIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; CURCUMIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84861413873     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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