Protective effect of Ficus religiosa (L.) against 3-nitropropionic acid induced Huntington disease

Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 165-174

  Bhangale, Jitendra O ^a   Acharya, Niyati S ^a   Acharya, Sanjeev R ^a  

^a NIRMA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

3 nitropropionic acid; Ficus religiosa; Huntington s disease; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

3 NITROPROPIONIC ACID; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALCOHOL; CATALASE; FICUS RELIGIOSA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; RIVASTIGMINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE TEST; FICUS RELIGIOSA; FOREBRAIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ROTAROD TEST; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84989338175     PISSN: 15982386     EISSN: 22111069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13596-016-0237-7     Document Type: Article

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