A glycoside of Nicotina tabacum affects mouse dopaminergic behavior

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-43

  Masuda, Yutaka ^a   Ohnuma, S ^a   Kawagoe, M ^a   Sugiyama, T ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Climbing; Dopamine D2 neuron activity; Forced swimming test; Glycoside; Nicotina tabacum

Indexed keywords

8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; GLYCOSIDE; NICOTINA TABACUM EXTRACT; SULPIRIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SMOKING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; GLYCOSIDES; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE; TOBACCO;

EID: 0037223422     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2003.25.1.772546     Document Type: Article

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