Cognitive enhancing and neuroprotective effect of the embryo of the nelumbo nucifera seed

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kim, Eun Sil ^a   Weon, Jin Bae ^b   Yun, Bo Ra ^b   Lee, Jiwoo ^b   Eom, Min Rye ^b   Oh, Kyoung Hee ^a   Ma, Choong Je ^b  

^a National Institute of Biological Resources   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CALCIUM ION; DONEPEZIL; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NELUMBO NUCIFERA EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCOPOLAMINE; TROLOX C;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DPPH RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; DRUG MECHANISM; EMBRYO (ANATOMY); ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SCAVENGING ASSAY; IN VITRO STUDY; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MORRIS WATER MAZE TEST; MOUSE; MTT ASSAY; NELUMBO NUCIFERA; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE TEST; PLANT SEED; SCOPOLAMINE-INDUCED AMNESIA;

EID: 84920535566     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/869831     Document Type: Article

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