Beneficial effects of Brassica juncea on cognitive functions in rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1304-1310

  Thakur, Ajit Kumar ^a   Chatterjee, Shyam Sunder ^b   Kumar, Vikas ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Active avoidance; Alloxan diabetes; Antiamnesic activity; Antioxidative enzymes; Elevated plus maze; Indian mustard; Passive avoidance

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; APIGENIN; AURANTIIN; BRASSICA JUNCEA EXTRACT; CATALASE; ISORHAMNETIN; KAEMPFEROL; LUTEOLIN; METHANOL; NOOTROPIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; SINAPIC ACID; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRASSICA JUNCEA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; BRASSICACEAE; RATTUS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AMNESIA; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRASSICA NAPUS; CATALASE; COGNITION; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GPI-LINKED PROTEINS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; METHANOL; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; SCOPOLAMINE HYDROBROMIDE; SOLVENTS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84883225300     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2013.789917     Document Type: Article

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