Effect of pentoxifylline on ischemia- induced brain damage and spatial memory impairment in rat

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1083-1090

  Movassaghi, Shabnam ^a,c   Sharifi, Zahra Nadia ^a,c   Soleimani, Mansooreh ^b,c   Joghataii, Mohammad Taghi ^a,c   Hashemi, Mehrdad ^a,c   Shafaroodi, Hamed ^b,c   Mehdizadeh, Mehdi ^a,c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Neuroprotective; Pentoxifylline; Spatial memory; Water maze

Indexed keywords

PENTOXIFYLLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPROTECTION; NISSL STAINING; NONHUMAN; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84865976828     PISSN: 20083866     EISSN: 20083874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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