Effect of subchronic administration of metrifonate, rivastigmine and donepezil on brain acetylcholine in aged F344 rats

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 109, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 1067-1080

  Scali, C ^a   Casamenti, F ^a   Bellucci, A ^a   Costagli, C ^a   Schmidt, B ^b   Pepeu, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

AFDX 384; Alzheimer's disease; Cholinesterase inhibitors; Microdialysis; Presynaptic autoreceptors

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; METRIFONATE; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; N [2 [2 (DIPROPYLAMINOMETHYL) 1 PIPERIDYL]ETHYL] 5,11 DIHYDRO 6 OXO 6H PYRIDO[2,3 B][1,4]BENZODIAZEPINE 11 CARBOXAMIDE; RIVASTIGMINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE BRAIN LEVEL; ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CARBAMATES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HIPPOCAMPUS; INDANS; MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; PHENYLCARBAMATES; PIPERIDINES; PIRENZEPINE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; TRICHLORFON;

EID: 0036315675     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007020200090     Document Type: Article

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