In vitro pharmacological activity of the tetrahydroisoquinoline salsolinol present in products from Theobroma cacao L. like cocoa and chocolate

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 153-159

  Melzig, Matthias F ^a   Putscher, Ingo ^a   Henklein, Petra ^b   Haber, Hanka ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FÜR MOLEKULARE PHARMAKOLOGIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Addiction; Chocolate; Dopamine receptors; Salsolinol; Theobroma cacao; Endorphin

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 3 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; SALSOLINOL; TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; THEOBROMA OIL;

ADDICTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CACAO; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ENANTIOMER; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0033801876     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00291-9     Document Type: Article

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