Curcumin induced up-regulation of Myelin basic protein (MBP) ameliorates sodium arsenite induced neurotoxicity in developing rat cerebellum

Journal of the Anatomical Society of India

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-11

  Kaushal, Parul ^a   Mehra, Raj D ^b   Dhar, Pushpa ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Arsenic; Morris Water Maze; Myelin basic protein; Postnatal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926158796     PISSN: 00032778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasi.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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