Mitoprotective effect of Centella asiatica against aluminum-induced neurotoxicity in rats: Possible relevance to its anti-oxidant and anti-apoptosis mechanism

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1403-1409

  Prakash, Atish ^a   Kumar, Anil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Alzheimer's disease; Centella asiatica; Mitochondrial dysfunction; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; CASPASE 3; CATALASE; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIAPOPTOTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL VIABILITY; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

ALUMINUM; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; MALE; MEMORY; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRITERPENES;

EID: 84883170629     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-012-1252-1     Document Type: Article

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