Huperzine A inhibits the sustained potassium current in rat dissociated hippocampal neurons

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 329, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-156

  Li, Yang ^a   Hu, Guo Yuan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

HUPERZINE A; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SESQUITERPENE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEADY STATE; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SESQUITERPENES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; ANIMALS;

EID: 0037199662     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(02)00620-1     Document Type: Article

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