Neuroprotective and memory-related actions of novel alpha-7 nicotinic agents with different mixed agonist/antagonist properties

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 284, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1026-1032

  Meyer, Edwin M ^a,c   Tay, Ee Tein ^a   Zoltewicz, John A ^b   Meyers, Craig ^a   King, Michael A ^c   Papke, Roger L ^a   De Fiebre, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Univ of Florida College of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 (2 METHOXYCINNAMYLIDENE)ANABASEINE; 3 (2,4 DIMETHOXYBENZYLIDENE)ANABASEINE; 3 (4 METHOXYCINNAMYLIDENE)ANABASEINE; 3 (CINNAMYLIDENE)ANABASEINE; ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; IODINE 125; NICOTINIC AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BRAIN PROTECTION; CELL STRAIN; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; MALE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; XENOPUS;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PC12 CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 0031936784     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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