Effects of luteolin on spatial memory, cell proliferation, and neuroblast differentiation in the hippocampal dentate gyrus in a scopolamine-induced amnesia model

Neurological Research

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 813-820

  Yoo, Dae Young ^a   Choi, Jung Hoon ^b   Kim, Woosuk ^a   Nam, Sung Min ^a   Jung, Hyo Young ^a   Kim, Jong Hwi ^a   Won, Moo Ho ^b   Yoon, Yeo Sung ^a   Hwang, In Koo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Doublecortin; Ki67; Lipid peroxidation; Luteolin; Scopolamine; Y maze test

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DOUBLECORTIN; GALANTAMINE; KI 67 ANTIGEN; LUTEOLIN; MALONALDEHYDE; SCOPOLAMINE;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AMNESIA; ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DENTATE GYRUS; GALANTAMINE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LUTEOLIN; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROGENESIS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; SCOPOLAMINE HYDROBROMIDE;

EID: 84884174276     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: 17431328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743132813Y.0000000217     Document Type: Article

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