Ginkgo biloba on focal cerebral ischemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 769-783

  Yin, Bo ^a   Xu, Yang ^a   Wei, Ruili ^a   Luo, Benyan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Effect Size; Focal Cerebral Ischemia; Gingko biloba Extract; Meta Analysis; Systematic Review

Indexed keywords

COLLAPSIN RESPONSE MEDIATOR PROTEIN 2; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EFFECT SIZE; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; GINKGO BILOBA; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BRAIN SIZE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WISTAR RAT; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GINKGO BILOBA; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84904324589     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X14500499     Document Type: Article

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