Piracetam-induced changes in the functional activity of neurons as a possible mechanism for the effects of nootropic agents

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 507-515

  Verbnyi, Ya I ^a   Derzhiruk, L P ^a   Mogilevskii, A Ya ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NIFEDIPINE; NOOTROPIC AGENT; PIRACETAM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GANGLION; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMNAEA; NERVE CELL; PARIETAL LOBE; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; LYMNAEA; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; NIFEDIPINE; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PARIETAL LOBE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PIRACETAM;

EID: 0030278691     PISSN: 00970549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02359492     Document Type: Article

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