Protective effect of crocin against cerebral ischemia in a dose-dependent manner in a rat model of ischemic stroke

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 106-113

  Vakili, Abedin ^a   Einali, Mohammad Reza ^a   Bandegi, Ahmad Reza ^a  

^a SEMNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

antioxidant enzyme activity; brain edema; Crocin; focal cerebral ischemia; ischemic reperfusion injuries; rat

Indexed keywords

CROCIN; FREE RADICAL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PROTECTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCUS SATIVUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION;

ANTIOXIDANT ENZYME ACTIVITY; BRAIN EDEMA; CROCIN; FOCAL CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA; ISCHEMIC REPERFUSION INJURIES; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WATER; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTENOIDS; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STROKE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84891774608     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.10.008     Document Type: Article

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