Raffia hookeri Ethanolic Pulp Extract Ameliorated Neuronal Damage and Brain Oxidative Stress Following Mechanical-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats.
RatTBIWeight-drop / impact-accelerationWistarFemalen = 36 rats in 6 groups of 6Oral gavage100 mg/kgStarted after injury on experimental day 1
Model: Sharp and blunt traumatic brain injury induced by a modified weight-drop technique
Both injury types raised malondialdehyde and reduced glutathione, superoxide dismutase and catalase. Extract administration reduced oxidative damage and lessened subarachnoid and parenchymal haemorrhage in both sharp and blunt injury groups.
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