Effects of C-phycocyanin and Spirulina on Salicylate-Induced Tinnitus, Expression of NMDA Receptor and Inflammatory Genes

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Hwang, Juen Haur ^a,b   Chen, Jin Cherng ^a,b   Chan, Yin Ching ^c  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; PHYCOCYANIN; SPIRULINA EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOOXYGENASE TYPE 2 GENE; DOWN REGULATION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA GENE; MALE; MOUSE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR SUBUNIT 2B GENE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TINNITUS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA GENE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; COCHLEA; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; INFERIOR COLLICULI; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; MALE; MICE; PHYCOCYANIN; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SALICYLATES; SPIRULINA; TINNITUS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84875330901     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058215     Document Type: Article

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