GABA tea ameliorates cerebral cortex apoptosis and autophagy in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 534-544

  Huang, Chih Yang ^a,b   Kuo, Wei Wen ^a   Wang, Hsueh Fang ^c   Lin, Cheng Jyh ^d   Lin, Yueh Min ^e   Chen, Jia Long ^a   Kuo, Chia Hua ^f   Chen, Ping Kun ^g   Lin, Jing Ying ^h  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TAIPEI   (Taiwan)

^g LIN SHIN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^h CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Autophagy; Diabetes mellitus; GABA tea

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895071020     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2013.11.020     Document Type: Article

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