Nootropic agent vinpocetine blocks delayed rectified potassium currents more strongly than high-threshold calcium currents

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 116-120

  Bukanova, Yu V ^a   Solntseva, E I ^a  

^a BRAIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NOOTROPIC AGENT; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; VINCA ALKALOID; VINPOCETINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HELIX (SNAIL); METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HELIX (SNAILS); MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; VINCA ALKALOIDS;

EID: 0032016984     PISSN: 00970549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02461956     Document Type: Article

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