The role of bioactive compounds on the promotion of neurite outgrowth

Molecules

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 6728-6753

  More, Sandeep Vasant ^a   Koppula, Sushruta ^a   Kim, In Su ^a   Kumar, Hemant ^a   Kim, Byung Wook ^a   Choi, Dong Kug ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Natural molecules; Neurite outgrowth; Neuritogenesis; Neurodegeneration; Neuroregeneration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862994947     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules17066754     Document Type: Review

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