Effect of acupuncture on hippocampal Ref-1 expression in cerebral multi-infarction rats

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 305-312

  Liu, Cun Zhi ^a   Li, Zu Guang ^a   Wang, De Jin ^a   Shi, Guang Xia ^a   Liu, Li Ying ^a   Li, Qian Qian ^a   Li, Chong ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Cerebral multi infarction; Hippocampus; Morris water maze; Ref 1; Working memory

Indexed keywords

REDOX EFFECTOR FACTOR 1;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REFERENCE MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA-(APURINIC OR APYRIMIDINIC SITE) LYASE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84879694819     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-012-0994-0     Document Type: Article

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