Rivastigmine blocks voltage-activated K + currents in dissociated rat hippocampal neurons

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 907-912

  Pan, Yaping ^a   Xu, Xianghua ^a   Wang, Xiaoliang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; K + current; Patch clamp; Pyramidal neurons; Rivastigmine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; POTASSIUM ION; RIVASTIGMINE; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; IC 50; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; STEADY STATE;

ANIMALS; CARBAMATES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PHENYLCARBAMATES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0344010051     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705503     Document Type: Article

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