Huperzine A reverses scopolamine- and muscimol-induced memory deficits in chick

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1169-1173

  Gao, Yang ^a   Tang, Xi Can ^b   Guan, Lin Chu ^a   Kuang, Pei Zi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Avoidance learning; Chickens; Cholinesterases; GABA; Huperzine A; Memory; Muscimol; Scopolamine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HUPERZINE A; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MUSCIMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SCOPOLAMINE;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PLANT; SPATIAL MEMORY;

AMNESIA; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHICKENS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; GABA AGONISTS; MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; MUSCIMOL; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SCOPOLAMINE; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0034528063     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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