(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) modulates neurological function when intravenously infused in acute and, chronically injured spinal cord of adult rats

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 77, Issue , 2014, Pages 100-119

  Renno, Waleed M ^a   Al Khaledi, Ghanim ^a   Mousa, Alyaa ^a   Karam, Shaima M ^a   Abul, Habib ^a   Asfar, Sami ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Behavioral tests; EGCG; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; NEUROMODULIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASSO BEATTIE AND BRESNAHAN SCALE; CELL COUNT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOREFOOT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LATENT PERIOD; LOUISVILLE SWIM SCALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TAIL FLICK TEST; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

BEHAVIORAL TESTS; EGCG; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATECHIN; FEMALE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84886258956     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: 18737064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.09.013     Document Type: Article

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