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(-)-Epigallocatechin gallate attenuates NADPH-d/nNOS expression in motor neurons of rats following peripheral nerve injury

BACKGROUND: Oxidative stress and large amounts of nitric oxide (NO) have been implicated in the pathophysiology of neuronal injury and neurodegenerative disease. Recent studies have shown that (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), one of the green tea polyphenols, has potent antioxidant effects again...

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Autores principales: Wei, I-Hua, Tu, Hui-Chin, Huang, Chih-Chia, Tsai, Mang-Hung, Tseng, Chi-Yu, Shieh, Jeng-Yung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3121620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21627848
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2202-12-52