Effect on locomotion of indole alkaloids from the hooks of Uncaria plants

Phytomedicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 163-168

  Sakakibara, I ^a   Terabayashi, S ^a   Kubo, M ^a   Higuchi, M ^a   Komatsu, Y ^a   Okada, M ^a   Taki, K ^c   Kamei, J ^b  

^a Tsumura Research Laboratories   (Japan)

^b HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Central dopaminergic system; Depression of locomotion; Indole alkaloids; Uncaria macrophylla; U. sinensis; U. macrophylla; Rubiaceae

Indexed keywords

RUBIACEAE; UNCARIA; UNCARIA RHYNCHOPHYLLA;

ALKALOID; APOMORPHINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITOR; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; APOMORPHINE; CHINA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; INDOLES; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0033162217     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(99)80004-X     Document Type: Article

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