Effects of the alkaloids 6-benzoylheteratisine and heteratisine on neuronal activity in rat hippocampal slices

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1039-1046

  Ameri, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

6 Benzoylheteratisine; Heteratisine; Hippocampus; Population spike

Indexed keywords

6 BENZOYLHETERATISINE; ACONITUM EXTRACT; ALKALOID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BICUCULLINE; PHENYTOIN; SODIUM CHANNEL; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM CURRENT; SPIKE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ACONITINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ALKALOIDS; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CONVULSANTS; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EPILEPSY; GABA ANTAGONISTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 0030740075     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(97)00095-6     Document Type: Article

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