Neuroprotective effects of Bacopa monnieri in experimental model of dementia

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1928-1937

  Saini, Neetu ^a,b   Singh, Devinder ^b   Sandhir, Rajat ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PUNJABI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Antioxidants; Bacopa monnieri; Colchicine; Dementia; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); BACOPA MONNIERI EXTRACT; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; COLCHICINE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ANXIETY; BACOPA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; COGNITION DISORDERS; COLCHICINE; DEMENTIA; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROTEIN CARBONYLATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM-POTASSIUM-EXCHANGING ATPASE; SUSPENSIONS; SYNAPTOSOMES;

ANIMALIA; BACOPA MONNIERI; RATTUS;

EID: 84866660584     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: 15736903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-012-0811-4     Document Type: Article

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