Cordyceps Militaris improves neurite outgrowth in Neuro2A cells and reverses memory impairment in rats

Food Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1599-1608

  Lee, Bombi ^a   Park, Jongbong ^a   Park, Jinhee ^a   Shin, Hyun Jae ^b   Kwon, Sunoh ^a   Yeom, Mijung ^a   Sur, Bongjun ^a   Kim, Sunghun ^a   Kim, Myunghwan ^a   Lee, Hyejung ^a   Yoon, Suk Hoo ^c   Hahm, Dae Hyun ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

cholinergic system; Cordyceps militaris; memory; neurite outgrowth; scopolamine

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CORDYCEPS MILITARIS; MEMORY; NEURITE OUTGROWTH; SCOPOLAMINE;

CELL CULTURE; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; RATS;

CELLS;

CORDYCEPS; CORDYCEPS MILITARIS; RATTUS;

EID: 84862957470     PISSN: 12267708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10068-011-0221-4     Document Type: Article

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