Ginger Pharmacopuncture Improves Cognitive Impairment and Oxidative Stress Following Cerebral Ischemia

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 295-300

  Jittiwat, Jinatta ^a,b   Wattanathorn, Jintanaporn ^b  

^a MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Ginger; Oxidative stress; Pharmacopuncture; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GINGER EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GINGER; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHARMACOPUNCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 84871501756     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: 20938152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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