Curcumin ameliorates ethanol-induced memory deficits and enhanced brain nitric oxide synthase activity in mice

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 210-216

  Yu, Shu Yan ^a   Gao, Rui ^b   Zhang, Lin ^a   Luo, Junxia ^a   Jiang, Hong ^a   Wang, Shuanglian ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Economic and Trade Department   (China)

Author keywords

Curcumin; Ethanol; Memory deficit; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ENZYME; CURCUMIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT ANIMAL; AMNESIA; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN REGION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RECOGNITION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CURCUMIN; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESCAPE REACTION; ETHANOL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84875656595     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: 18784216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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