Tetrahydroberberine inhibits acetylcholine-induced K+ current in acutely dissociated rat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 115-118

  Wu, Jie ^a,c   Jin, Guo Zhang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^c VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

acetylcholine; dissociated neurons; K+ current; patch clamp; rat hippocampus; tetrahydroberberine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; CANADINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; STEPHOLIDINE; TETRAHYDROPALMATINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BERBERINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; HIPPOCAMPUS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS;

EID: 0031047027     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)13356-0     Document Type: Article

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