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K Abe1, M Sugiura, S Yamaguchi, Y Shoyama, H Saito.
Abstract
We have previously found that alcohol extract of Crocus sativus L. (CSE), commonly known as saffron, prevents ethanol-induced inhibition of hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP). In the present study, CSE (250 mg/kg, p.o.) was also effective in preventing acetaldehyde-induced inhibition of LTP in the dentate gyrus of anesthetized rats. These results suggest that CSE can prevent aversive effects induced by ethanol and its metabolite acetaldehyde.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10642859 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(99)02174-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN: 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252