N-methyl N-nitrosourea induced functional and structural alterations in mice brain-role of curcumin

Neurotoxicity Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 115-126

  Singla, Neha ^a   Dhawan, Devinder Kumar ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Cerebrum; Curcumin; MNU (N methyl N nitrosourea); Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CURCUMIN; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; METHYLNITROSOUREA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; CURCUMIN; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; METHYLNITROSOUREA; MICE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

MUS;

EID: 84865393752     PISSN: 10298428     EISSN: 14763524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12640-011-9307-2     Document Type: Article

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