Inhibition of rat hippocampal excitability by the Aconitum alkaloid, 1-benzoylnapelline, but not by napelline

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 335, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 145-152

  Ameri, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aconitum alkaloid; Epileptiform activity; Hippocampus

Indexed keywords

1 BENZOYLNAPELLINE; ALKALOID; NAPELLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EXCITABILITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIKE;

ACONITINE; ACONITUM; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0030759167     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01205-3     Document Type: Article

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