Inhibition of apoptosis by ginsenoside Rg1 in cultured cortical neurons

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 535-539

  Li, Junqing ^a   Zhang, Juntian ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GINSENOSIDE RG 1; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL VIABILITY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NERVE CELL LESION; PARKINSON DISEASE;

AGING; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EMBRYO; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; GINSENOSIDES; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SAPONINS;

EID: 8544269416     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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