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Delayed Treatment with Green Tea Polyphenol EGCG Promotes Neurogenesis After Ischemic Stroke in Adult Mice.
Molecular neurobiology - 1 Jul 2017
Zhang Jian-Cheng, Xu Hang, Yuan Yin, Chen Jia-Yi, Zhang Yu-Jing, Lin Yun, Yuan Shi-Ying
Abstract excerpt
(-)-Epigallocatechin-3‑gallate (EGCG), the predominant constituent of green tea, has been demonstrated to be neuroprotective against acute ischemic stroke. However, the long-term actions of EGCG on neurogenesis and functional recovery after ischemic stroke have not been identified. In this study, C57BL/6 mice underwent middle cerebral artery occlusion (60 min) followed by reperfusion for 28 days. Neural...
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