Effect of active molluscicidal component of spices on different enzyme activities and biogenic amine levels in the nervous tissue of Lymnaea acuminata

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 649-654

  Singh, V K ^a   Singh, Sanjay ^a   Singh, Sushma ^a   Singh, D K ^a  

^a D D U GORAKHPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

5 HT; AChE; DA; Snail; Spices

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BIOGENIC AMINE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; DOPAMINE; ENZYME; GINGEROL; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MOLLUSCACIDE; SEROTONIN; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; THYMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GINGER; LYMNAEA; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; SNAIL; SPICE;

LYMNAEA ACUMINATA; TRACHYSPERMUM AMMI; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0032786485     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199912)13:8<649::AID-PTR518>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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