Extraction, characterization and in vivo neuromodulatory activity of phytosterols from microalga dunaliella tertiolecta

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 3058-3067

  Francavilla, M ^a   Colaianna, M ^b   Zotti, M ^b   Morgese, M G ^b   Trotta, P ^a   Tucci, P ^b   Schiavone, S ^c   Cuomo, V ^d   Trabace, L ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

7 dehydroporiferasterol; Brain; Dopamine; Dunaliella tertiolecta; Ergosterol; Hippocampus; Microalga; Noradrenaline; Phytosterols; Prefrontal cortex; Rat; Serotonin; Striatum

Indexed keywords

7 DEHYDROPORIFERASTEROL; ERGOSTEROL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PHYTOSTEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA; EXTRACTION; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MICROALGA; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

EID: 84861849070     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: 1875533X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986712800672021     Document Type: Article

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