Alcoholic Extract of Ashwagandha Leaves Protects Against Amnesia by Regulation of Arc Function

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1760-1769

  Gautam, Akash ^a,b   Kaul, Sunil C ^c   Thakur, Mahendra K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amnesia; Arc expression; Dendritic spine morphology; F actin polymerization; i Extract; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; ARC PROTEIN; ASHWAGANDHA EXTRACT; CELL PROTEIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; F ACTIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SCOPOLAMINE BROMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACTIN; ACTIVITY REGULATED CYTOSKELETAL-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ADULT; AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; DOWN REGULATION; HIPPOCAMPAL CA1 REGION; HIPPOCAMPAL CA3 REGION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL LESION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HIPPOCAMPUS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERIZATION; STAINING; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACTINS; ALCOHOLS; AMNESIA; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DENDRITIC SPINES; DOWN-REGULATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; POLYMERIZATION; STAINING AND LABELING; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84961113577     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: 15591182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-015-9117-2     Document Type: Article

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