Effect of Hachimi-jio-gan on scopolamine-induced memory impairment and on acetylcholine content in rat brain

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 77-84

  Hirokawa, Shinichi ^a   Nose, Mitsuhiko ^a   Ishige, Atsushi ^b   Amagaya, Sakae ^b   Oyama, Tsutomu ^b   Ogihara, Yukio ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TSUMURA AND CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Acetylcholinesterase; Choline acetyltransferase; Hachimi jio gan; Radial maze; Scopolamine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BRAIN ENZYME; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; HACHIMIJIOGAN; SCOPOLAMINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE BRAIN LEVEL; AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG THERAPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRONTAL CORTEX; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT;

EID: 0030047664     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(95)01332-6     Document Type: Article

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