Potentiation by DSP-4 of EEG slowing and memory impairment in basal forebrain-lesioned rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 321, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-155

  Abe, Kohji ^a   Horiuchi, Masahito ^a   Yoshimura, Kohji ^a  

^a SHIONOGI AND CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basal forebrain lesion; DSP 4 (N (2 chloroethyl) N ethyl 2 bromobenzylamine); EEG (electroencephalogram); Memory; Noradrenaline; Tetrahydroaminoacridine

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO N (2 CHLOROETHYL) N ETHYLBENZYLAMINE; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; TACRINE;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FOREBRAIN; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BENZYLAMINES; BRAIN DISEASES; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROTRANSMITTER UPTAKE INHIBITORS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PROSENCEPHALON; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TACRINE;

EID: 0031053456     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(96)00934-X     Document Type: Article

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