Allicin ameliorates cognitive deficits ageing-induced learning and memory deficits through enhancing of Nrf2 antioxidant signaling pathways

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 514, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-50

  Li, Xian Hui ^a   Li, Chun Yan ^a   Lu, Jiang Ming ^a   Tian, Rong Bo ^a   Wei, Jia ^a  

^a JISHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aging; Allicin; Cognitive deficits; Nrf2; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; ANTIOXIDANT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF2;

AGED; AGING; AMNESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NF-E2-RELATED FACTOR 2; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SULFINIC ACIDS;

EID: 84862823149     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: 18727972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2012.02.054     Document Type: Article

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