Chronic imipramine treatment-induced changes in acetylcholinesterase (EC 3.1.1.7) activity in discrete rat brain regions

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 955-960

  Camarini, R ^a   Benedito, M A C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Antideprassants; Brain; Imipramine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; IMIPRAMINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE BRAIN LEVEL; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DEPRESSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030883726     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1997000800007     Document Type: Article

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