Honokiol and magnolol increased hippocampal acetylcholine release in freely-moving rats

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 379-384

  Hou, Yu Chi ^a   Lee Chao, Pei Dawn ^b   Chen, Shiouh Yi ^c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Center for Drug Evaluation   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HONOKIOL; LIGNAN; MAGNOLOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIGNANS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0034572969     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x00000441     Document Type: Article

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