The Seed Extract of Cassia obtusifolia Offers Neuroprotection to Mouse Hippocampal Cultures

• Main Authors: Benjamin D. Drever (Author), William G.L. Anderson (Author), Gernot Riedel (Author), Dong Hyun Kim (Author), Jong Hoon Ryu (Author), Deog-Young Choi (Author), Bettina Platt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The precise causative factors in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's (AD) and Parkinson's disease remain elusive, but mechanisms implicated comprise excitotoxicity, mitochondrial dysfunction, and in the case of AD, the amyloid beta peptide (Aβ). Current therapeutic strategies fo...