Effects of repeated administration of Uncaria hooks on the acquisition and central neuronal activities in ethanol-treated mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 123-128

  Lee, Soon Chul ^a   Linh, Pham Tuan ^b   Jing, Zhang ^b   Ryu, Shi Yong ^c   Myung, Chang Seon ^b   Kim, Young Ho ^b   Kang, Jong Seong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Central neuronal activities; Mice; Neurotransmitters; Uncaria hooks

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; MEGLUMINE; METHANOL; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PLANT EXTRACT; SELEGILINE; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; FRACTIONATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEMORY DISORDER; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNCARIA; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA;

AMNESIA; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BRAIN; ETHANOL; MALE; MEGLUMINE; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SELEGILINE; UNCARIA;

EID: 3242706885     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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