Effects of the Aconitum alkaloid mesaconitine in rat hippocampal slices and the involvement of α- and β-adrenoceptors

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 243-250

  Ameri, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; Mesaconitine; Population spike; Propranolol; Timolol; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ALKALOID; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; FORSKOLIN; ISOPRENALINE; MESACONITINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PROPRANOLOL; TIMOLOL; YOHIMBINE;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPIKE;

ACONITINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; FORSKOLIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA;

EID: 0031964704     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701608     Document Type: Article

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