Neuroprotective effects of formononetin against NMDA-induced apoptosis in cortical neurons

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1770-1775

  Tian, Zhen ^a   Liu, Shui Bing ^a   Wang, Yu Cai ^b   Li, Xiao Qiang ^a   Zheng, Lian He ^b   Zhao, Ming Gao ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

apoptosis; formononetin; isoflavone; N methyl D asparate

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; FORMONONETIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PROCASPASE 3; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN CELL CULTURE; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CELL LOSS; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; EMBRYO; EXCITOTOXICITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ASTRAGALUS MONGHOLICUS; SPATHOLOBUS; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

APOPTOSIS; FORMONONETIN; ISOFLAVONE; N-METHYL-D-ASPARATE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; ISOFLAVONES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2;

EID: 84890562519     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.4928     Document Type: Article

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