Antiamnesic and Antioxidant Effect of Acacia catechu-catechin in Normal, Aged and Scopolamine Challenged Cognitive Deficit Mice

Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 231-241

  Biradar, S M ^a   Tarak, K C ^a   Kulkarni, V H ^a   Habbu, P V ^a   Smita, D M ^a  

^a S E T S COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Acacia catechu Catechin; Antioxidant; Passive shock avoidance; Spatial water cage

Indexed keywords

ACACIA CATECHU CATECHIN; CATECHIN; GLUTATHIONE; PIRACETAM; SCOPOLAMINE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACACIA CATECHU; AGED; AGING; AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIAMNESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PASSIVE SHOCK AVOIDANCE; SPATIAL WATER CAGE TEST;

EID: 84863202057     PISSN: 1816496X     EISSN: 2152100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2012.231.241     Document Type: Article

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