Huperzine A, a nootropic agent, inhibits fast transient potassium current in rat dissociated hippocampal neurons

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 324, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-28

  Li, Yang ^a   Hu, Guo Yuan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cholinesterase inhibitor; Hippocampus; Huperzine A; Tacrine; Transient potassium current

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; HUPERZINE A; HUPERZINE B; NOOTROPIC AGENT; TACRINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IC 50; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEADY STATE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELLS, CULTURED; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SESQUITERPENES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0037052701     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(02)00167-2     Document Type: Article

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