Role of molecular isoforms of acetylcholinesterase in learning and memory functions

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-99

  Das, Amitava ^a,b   Dikshit, Madhu ^a   Nath, Chandishwar ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Dementia; Hippocampus; Learning; Memory

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE G1; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE G4; DETERGENT; ISOENZYME; SCOPOLAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TACRINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MEMORY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRAINING;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BRAIN; ISOENZYMES; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCOPOLAMINE; TACRINE;

EID: 19344373684     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2005.02.006     Document Type: Article

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