Evaluation of the protective effects of alkaloids isolated from the hooks and stems of Uncaria sinensis on glutamate-induced neuronal death in cultured cerebellar granule cells from rats

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 715-722

  Shimada, Yutaka ^a   Goto, Hirozo ^a   Itoh, Takashi ^a   Sakakibara, Iwao ^b   Kubo, Masayoshi ^b   Sasaki, Hiroshi ^b   Terasawa, Katsutoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b Tsumura Research Laboratories   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ALKALOID; CALCIUM 45; CORYNOXEINE; GEISSOSCHIZINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIRSUTEINE; HIRSUTINE; ISOCORYNOXEINE; ISORHYNCHOPHYLLINE; RHYNCHOPHYLLINE; UNCARIA SINENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELL DEATH; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBELLUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032801801     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357991772853     Document Type: Article

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