Morphological and biochemical investigation into the possible neuroprotective effects of kolaviron (Garcinia kola bioflavonoid) on the brains of rats exposed to vanadium

Drug and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 371-380

  Igado, Olumayowa O ^a   Olopade, James O ^a,b   Adesida, Adebukola ^a   Aina, Oluwasanmi O ^a   Farombi, Ebenezer O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Kolaviron; Lipid peroxidation; Neurotoxicity; Sodium metavanadate; Vanadium

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GARCINIA KOLA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; KOLAVIRON; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; VANADIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIDOTES; BRAIN; FLAVONOIDS; GARCINIA KOLA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; VANADATES; VANADIUM;

GARCINIA KOLA; RATTUS;

EID: 84866346355     PISSN: 01480545     EISSN: 15256014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01480545.2011.630005     Document Type: Article

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