Neuroprotective Effect of Natural Products Against Alzheimer’s Disease

Neurochemical Research - Tập 37 Số 9 - Trang 1829-1842 - 2012
M. Mohamed Essa1, Reshmi K. Vijayan1, Gloria Castellano-González2, Mustaq A. Memon3, Nady Braidy2, Gilles J. Guillemin4
1Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Agriculture and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
2Neuroinflammation Group, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, 2052, Sydney, NSW, Australia
3Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
4Department of Behavioural Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

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